Alex,
No matter what tweaks to make or not make, it's really an awesome presentatation of the content. But since you're asking, my personal preference would be:
1)
The first list of one-liner links, would point directly to the full text story rather than the truncated example text. I figure either I want to scan the stories from the first one-liner list or from the truncated text, not start with the one-liner version and then move to the truncated text version and then move again to the full text. After all, if I wanted to do that, I'd probably just start with the truncated text in the first place, and ignore the one-liner lists. Currently, I do that because it's sort of the only reasonable option. But, like I said, it works fantastic just as it is right now.
<-- Me... very happy!
2)
I also agree with David that it would be nice if there was a page that had links to all the sections. I.e. an additional new top-level page with a link for each of the Wash Times sections. Another new top-level page for all the CNET sections. Etc.
Then, if the original links remain available, I could also choose whether just to include, for example, the water cooler section of CBS news by itself, or to include all the content from CBS news.