[TYPO3-ttnews] catExcludeList and categorySelection?

[Ryan Hayle]

I have the same scenario as many people on this list.  I need to display 
a top story along with a list of other stories.

To do this, I've created two news plugins with a category for top 
stories.  So far, though, I have found no way to exclude the top stories 
from the second latest news plugin.  I've set catExcludeList and 
categorySelection properly, but it seems they perhaps can't be used 
together?  Or it's just ignoring my catExcludeList.  I've also tried 
selecting (in the flexform) all other categories than the one I want 
with categoryMode=-2, but it doesn't work either--top stories are still 
shown.  Any help would be appreciated!

Ryan