Modifying theme to display a 'split' column

// pseudo-code:
<table width="100%">
<tr><td colspan="2">{featured}</td></tr>
<tr>
 <td>
  {News}
 </td>
 <td>
  {Deals}
 </td>
</tr>
                                              

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<?php /* Post Container starts here */
if ( function_exists('post_class') ) 
{ 
?>
<div <?php 
	if ( is_page() ) 
	{ 
		post_class('post'); 
	}
 
	else 
	{ 
		post_class("$odd_or_even"); 
	} 
?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<?php 
 
	} 
	else 
	{ ?>
		<div class="<?php echo ( is_page() ? 'page ' : '' ) . $odd_or_even . ' post" id="post-'; the_ID(); ?>">
		<?php 
	} 
	?>
 
	<?php if ($bfa_ata['postcount'] == 1) { ?>
	
	
 
	<?php } ?>
 
 
	<?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>
 
	<?php bfa_post_headline('<div class="post-headline">','</div>'); ?>
 
	<?php bfa_post_byline('<div class="post-byline">','</div>'); ?>
	
	<?php bfa_post_bodycopy('<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">','</div>'); ?>
 
	<?php bfa_post_pagination('<p class="post-pagination"><strong>'.__('Pages:','atahualpa').'</strong>','</p>'); ?>
 
	<?php bfa_post_footer('<div class="post-footer">','</div>'); ?>
 
	
	</div>
 
 
 
<!-- / Post -->

                                              

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<?php /* Post Container starts here */
if ( function_exists('post_class') ) 
{ 
?>
<div <?php 
        if ( is_page() ) 
        { 
                post_class('post'); 
        }
 
        else 
        { 
                post_class("$odd_or_even"); 
        } 
?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<?php 
 
        } 
        else 
        { ?>
                <div class="<?php echo ( is_page() ? 'page ' : '' ) . $odd_or_even . ' post" id="post-'; the_ID(); ?>">
                <?php 
        } 
        ?>
 
        <?php if ($bfa_ata['postcount'] == 1) { ?>
        
        
 
        <?php } ?>
 
<table width="100%" border="0"> 
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
        <?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>
</td>
</tr>
<td> 
        <?php bfa_post_headline('<div class="post-headline">','</div>'); ?>
</td> 
        <?php bfa_post_byline('<div class="post-byline">','</div>'); ?>
<td>        
        <?php bfa_post_bodycopy('<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">','</div>'); ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
        <?php bfa_post_pagination('<p class="post-pagination"><strong>'.__('Pages:','atahualpa').'</strong>','</p>'); ?>
 
        <?php bfa_post_footer('<div class="post-footer">','</div>'); ?>
 
        
        </div>
 
 
 
<!-- / Post -->

                                              

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<?php if(have_posts()) : ?>
	<?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
		<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" >
		</div>
		<?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>
		<?php bfa_post_headline('<div class="post-headline">','</div>'); ?>
		<?php bfa_post_byline('<div class="post-byline">','</div>'); ?>
		<?php bfa_post_bodycopy('<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">','</div>'); ?>
		<?php bfa_post_pagination('<p class="post-pagination"><strong>'.__('Pages:','atahualpa').'</strong>','</p>'); ?>	 
		<?php bfa_post_footer('<div class="post-footer">','</div>'); ?>
	<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

                                              

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<?php /* Post Container starts here */ ?>
  <!-- Featured post ... -->
  <?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=featured&showposts=1');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
 
  <div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" >
  </div>
  <?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_headline('<div class="post-headline">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_byline('<div class="post-byline">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_bodycopy('<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_pagination('<p class="post-pagination"><strong>'.__('Pages:','atahualpa').'</strong>','</p>'); ?>         
  <?php bfa_post_footer('<div class="post-footer">','</div>'); ?>
 
  <?php endwhile; ?>
    <!-- Other posts ... -->
  <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); 
  if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
 
  <?php bfa_post_kicker('<div class="post-kicker">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_headline('<div class="post-headline">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_byline('<div class="post-byline">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_bodycopy('<div class="post-bodycopy clearfix">','</div>'); ?>
  <?php bfa_post_pagination('<p class="post-pagination"><strong>'.__('Pages:','atahualpa').'</strong>','</p>'); ?>         
  <?php bfa_post_footer('<div class="post-footer">','</div>'); ?>
 
  <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
 
<!-- / Post -->

                                              

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