Web software suggestions?

[GregD]

I have built a couple blogs with MoveableType and Wordpress, but that's the limit of my experience with blog software.

Someone in the opposition to paperless e-voting (BBV) has asked me to help with (yet another) site which will seek to help promote awareness of this critical issue. It can run on either a Linux or Windows box.

The thing that makes this site, which will be similar to a blog (with multiple authors) is that on the front page there will be boxes (sections) with "Latest NEWS Items", "Latest ACTION Items", "Latest ANALYSIS/OPINION Items" and so on.

Each of those sections will contain the title/blurb for a dozen (or so) articles, with links to the rest of each story. There will also be a link, for each section, to older articles in that section.

Different authors will log in and be responsible for each such section (or zone, whatever you want to call it.)

Can someone recommend a good blogging or other such content management system for this? PM me if you want to see a mockup of the site being built.

Much thanks...