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<div id="recent-blogs">
<h2>Recent Blog News</h2>
<?php
$latestPost = new WP_Query();
$latestPost->query('showposts=1');
while ($latestPost->have_posts()) : $latestPost->the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?></a>
<div id="recent-title"><?php the_title() ?></div>
<div id="read-more"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">read more ></a></div><div class="clear"></div>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<div id="sidebar-bottom"></div><div class="clear"></div>
</div>
