diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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+- Bug #1234: Fixed semaphore errors on AIX 5.2
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 - Issue #1726: Remove Python/atof.c from PCBuild/pythoncore.vcproj
 
 - Removed PCbuild8/ directory and added a new build directory for VS 2005