Prime, have you checked in cp_lib.cgi? In my Moderator Lockout modification I found a few calls in the cp_lib.cgi and wanted to be sure that everything would be locked down, you may need to add something to allow a moderator to update news.
I don't know 110% if you'd need to do this, but hey its just helpful criticism...
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