Summary ledes

A good summary lead can be accomplished if the writer is able to incoporate the elements of the 5 W's and H, while also being specific, concise and avoid backing in. 

A few examples of these as follows:

Via  BaltimoreSun.com:

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon said yesterday that the city might reject a proposed slots parlor near the Inner Harbor if the bidders' plan wouldn't produce enough revenue to fund "worthwhile" property tax reduction.

Seeking to jump-start the housing market, the Senate added new tax relief for homebuyers to its $900 billion economic stimulus bill yesterday as the legislation moved toward a final vote.

Barack Obama took his place as the 44th president of the United States under a bright January sky yesterday, painting the dark national moment in unsparing terms and exhorting Americans to respond by taking greater responsibility for themselves, the country and the world.

A reason these ledes trip my trigger is for the simple fact that you don't even have to read the rest of these stories to find out what is going on. That is a subtle fact about ledes that not many pick up on. That one paragraph tells you all you need to know, save for quotes and analysis. But you really don't incorporate those factors into a lead anyway (for the most part), and therefore, they would come later in the piece. Also, I'm a big fan of "power" or "buzz" words in ledes. Revenue, legislation, national, are just a few of these words littered throughout these ledes, and they are words that most anyone will take an interest in upon reading them. You want to hook the reader, and using power words is certainly a good start.