Well that doesn't seem to be the case. I have copied it below, maybe you will notice something unusual?
The fact that other recipes (e.g. Nature News) seem to work fine with me makes me think it isn't something I've done
Also, I have tried to output to EPUB and view with ebook-viewer, and the TOC looks much better (with nested content), and clicking on the items takes me to the right places. So maybe the conversion to MOBI isn't working well with this particular markup/structure?
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<calibre:meta name="description"> Did you hear the 3DS battery is terrible? It's a scandal! We're looking forward to doing our own tests to see just how bad things are in real-world conditions, but this doesn't give us a ton of hope. In other news, the PlayStation 3 is now completely open due to the work of some dedicated hackers, and Sony is taking it to the courts. This week we also sounded off on Killzone 3, Dead Space 2, and Bulletstorm. A good week for gaming news? You betcha. …</calibre:meta>
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