raw_input() really was removed, only input() was resurrected.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4eb2f47..6821e3c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   backticks (`x`), <>
 
 - Removed these Python builtins:
-  apply(), coerce()
+  apply(), coerce(), raw_input()
 
 - Removed these Python methods:
   {}.has_key