<?php if(have_posts()) : ?>
<?php
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query= null;
$wp_query = new WP_Query();
$wp_query->query(’showposts=1′.’&paged=’.$paged.’&cat=1′);
?>
 
<?php while ($wp_query->have_posts()) : $wp_query->the_post(); ?>
 
<p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr(get_the_title() ? get_the_title() : get_the_ID()); ?>"><?php the_permalink() ?></a></p>
 
<?php endwhile; ?>
 
<div class="navigation">
<div class="alignleft"><?php previous_posts_link(’&laquo; Previous’) ?></div>
…

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