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 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
-What's New in Python 2.6.5
-==========================
+What's New in Python 2.6.5 rc 1?
+================================
 
-*Release date: XX-XXX-20XX*
+*Release date: 2010-03-01*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------