Yes – and you should be able to find this information in the CODEX (I’m too crazed right now to look for you….
but –
You should be able to call a specific category by Category NAME or Number (ID) – below I have an example I use for a User Group I wrote a CMS for
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<?php query_posts(‘category_name=nameHere’); // exclude all except this category ?>
<!– begin The Loop –>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_date(”,'<span class=”date”>’,'</span>’); ?>
<div class=”featurebox” id=”post-<?php the_ID(); ?>”>
<h4 class=”storytitle”>” rel=”bookmark”><?php the_title(); ?></h4>
<div class=”meta”><?php _e(“Filed under:”); ?> <?php the_category(‘|’) ?> — <?php the_author() ?> @ <?php the_time() ?> <?php edit_post_link(__(‘Edit This’)); ?></div>
<div class=”normal”>
<?php the_content(__(‘(more…)’)); ?>
</div>
<!— end loop –>
hope this helps