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<div class="widget">
            <? query_posts(array("cat" => array("214", "215"), "posts_per_page" => 5)); ?>
            <h2>News</h2>
            <? while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
                <div class="news">
                    <h3 class="title"><a href="<? the_permalink() ?>"><? the_title() ?></a></h3>
                    <ul class="marquee marquee_hide">
                        <li><? the_excerpt() ?></li>
                    </ul>

                </div>
            <? endwhile; ?>
        </div>