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@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@ Python News
 
 (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.)
 
-What's New in Python 2.5?
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-
-*Release date: XX-SEP-2006*
-
-(Hopefully nothing.)
-
 What's New in Python 2.5 release candidate 2?
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