If you like CNN's, also check out NPR's and CSM's pages! VoA also has a Gopher mirror and an RSS feed with actual content instead of just a link. I'm still looking for more text only sites like these, but so far these 4 cover general news pretty well.
Brilliant. There should be some way to incentivize lite pages, even if only for news websites.
Using them instead of the main page is a good start.
Wow, that's such a pleasant experience for a news site.