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Updating NEWS to match the current state of affairs.

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@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 1?
Core language, builtins, and interpreter
- There is a new Unicode companion to the builtin str() function
called unistr(). Like str(), it calls either the tp_str slot of
objects or the "__str__" method and converts the returned value
to an Unicode object (in case this is necessary).
The unistr() is complemented by a new PyObject_Unicode() C API
which behaves in the same way.
- There is a new Unicode companion to the PyObject_Str() API
called PyObject_Unicode(). It behaves in the same way as the
former, but assures that the returned value is an Unicode object
(applying the usual coercion if necessary).
- The comparison operators support "rich comparison overloading" (PEP
207). C extension types can provide a rich comparison function in