<div class="pod">
	<h2>Latest Announcements</h2>
	<ul>
		<?php query_posts('cat=5&showposts=10'); ?>
		<?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); if(!($first_post == $post->ID)) : ?>
		<li>
			<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
		</li>
		<?php endif; endwhile; ?>
	</ul>
</div>

Used to display the latest X number of posts from the specified category.

WordPress: Latest Posts from Category

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