bumping to 3.0rc1
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0024e82..89a21d4 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 What's New in Python 3.0 release candidate 1
 ============================================
 
-*Release date: XX-XXXX-2008*
+*Release date: 17-Sep-2008*
 
 Core and Builtins
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