With the upcoming version of WordPress 3 (available in beta as of today) here is a tip of how to pull the custom types in the loop once you have created them.
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Recent News
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< ?php
$recentPosts = new WP_Query();
$recentPosts->query($query_string . ‘&post_type=news’);
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?>
< ?php while ($recentPosts->have_posts()) : $recentPosts->the_post(); ?>