Output 2 items within the Loop

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1. Easy using WP query (get to know it…)

   <ul>
       <?php
           $recentPosts = new WP_Query();
           $recentPosts->query('showposts=2'); // SET AMOUNT HERE
       ?>
       <?php while ($recentPosts->have_posts()) : $recentPosts->the_post(); ?>
           <li><div class="slide"><?php the_content(); ?></div></li>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
   </ul>
   

   Hope this helps. Let me know if you encounter any issuse.

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   EDIT 1:
   * explenation – just added a small conditional counter

   <ul>
       <?php 
           $count = 1;
           while(has_posts()): the_post(); 
       ?>
   
           <?php if ($count == 1) {echo '<li><div class="slide">';} ?>
           <?php the_content(); ?>
           <?php if ($count == 3) {echo '</div></li>'; $count = 1;} else {$count++;} ?>
   
       <?php endwhile; ?>
   </ul>
   

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   EDIT 2:
   * please note i changed has_post to have_post (think it should be that way? your call)

   <?php 
       echo '<ul>';
       $count = 1;
   
       while(have_posts()): the_post(); 
   
       if ($count == 1) {$slideOpenTag = '<li><div class="slide">';} else {$slideOpenTag = '';}
       if ($slideOpenTag) {echo $slideOpenTag;}
   
       the_content();
   
       if ($count == 3) {$slideCloseTag = '</div></li>'; $count = 1;} else {$count++; $slideCloseTag = '';}
       if ($slideCloseTag) {echo $slideCloseTag;}
   
       endwhile;
       if (!$slideCloseTag) {echo '</div></li>';}
       echo '<ul>';        
   ?>
   

2. Drawing on Sagive SEO‘s post this also seems to work without using counters.

   echo '<ul>';
   
   while ( have_posts() ) {
       echo '<li><div class="slide">';
   
       the_post();
       the_content();
   
       // If there is 1 more post, advance current post and add its content.
       if ( $wp_query->current_post + 1 < $wp_query->post_count ) {
           the_post();
           the_content();
       }
   
       echo '</div></li>';
   }
   
   echo '</ul>';
   

   The WordPress function the_post() advances the $wp_query object post index, just like the next_post() WP_Query object method does. Adding a second call to the_post() affects the value of the have_posts() function.

   This loop process two posts per loop instead of one unless an odd number of posts are returned in which case the conditional will be false and only the last post will be processed on the last loop pass.

   EDIT:
   Some Math for 7 total posts.

   $wp_query->post_count = 7

   $wp_query->current_post The index of the post currently being displayed (starting with 0).

   Pass one. The first the_post() initializes $wp_query->current_post to 0. if ( 0 + 1 < 7 ). The conditional the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 1.

   Pass two. The first the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 2. if ( 2 + 1 < 7 ). The conditional the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 3.

   Pass three. The first the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 4. if ( 4 + 1 < 7 ). The conditional the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 5.

   Pass four. The first the_post() increments $wp_query->current_post to 6. if ( 6 + 1 < 7 ). The conditional is false and does not execute.

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