added a note about #7556 in Misc/NEWS
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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #7556: Distutils' msvc9compiler now opens the MSVC Manifest 
+  file in text mode.
+
 - Issue #7552: Removed line feed in the base64 Authorization header in
   the Distutils upload command to avoid an error when PyPI reads it.
   This occurs on long passwords. Initial patch by JP St. Pierre.