Sleeping problem with OS X Lion?

I have a new 15 inch Macbook Pro that shipped with Lion which has recently succumbed to a sleeping problem.  When I have the computer plugged in to the wall outlet for charging, and I close the lid, it goes to sleep, but the sleep light stays on solid; it does not blink/fade on and off.  Then, under these same circumstances, when I open the lid, I see my login screen for about 1.5 seconds and then the screen goes black.  If I click the F1 button to turn the screen brightness down, the login screen returns, and I can login and use the computer as normal with no issues.  If I unplug the MagSafe charger and allow the computer to run on its battery, none of these issues occur.
AND all of the Energy Saver preferences are set to the default, and all sharing is disabled.
All help is sincerely appreciated,
Jake

I have the exact same issue! I'm so glad it isn't just me having this problem ..
I also have a 15 inch Macbook Pro with OSX Lion.
I really don't know whether it's a new feature of Lion or a bug.
Sleep mode seems to be disabled while charging ...
If you put the Macbook Pro to sleep with the magsafe adapter plugged in, it won't go to sleep. You can still hear the fans running, and the light won't blink, as you indicated. When you open the lid again, the screen lights up for a few seconds, then turns black. I haven't tried the F1 key, but I do know the screen comes back when you unplug the adapter ...
And it's getting even stranger: when you close the lid with the magsafe adapter plugged in, my MBP won't go to sleep. But when you plug out the adapter while still having the lid closed, my MBP WILL go to sleep. When you plug the adapter back in while sleeping, it will still keep asleep but the battery WON'T charge, although the adapter 's connected (the light is green while it should be orange, since the battery is not fully charged).
None of these issues occur when you put the MBP to sleep without the power adapter connected; it goes to sleep seamlessly.
It seems to me that this could be a bug, but it could also be an extra safety feature of apple ..
Maybe they wanted to protect the battery this way? I hear a lot of people say it's bad to keep for your battery to keep your laptop plugged in all time, although I doubt it.
Someone who knows more about this, or has a fix for this 'bug' ?

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