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 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
-What's New in Python 3.1 alpha 0
+What's New in Python 3.1 alpha 1
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-*Release date: XX-XXX-200X*
+*Release date: 2009-03-07*
 
 Core and Builtins
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