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 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
+What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 2?
+=================================
+
+*Release date: XX-XXX-2008*
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.6 alpha 1?
 =================================