Merge branch updates back into the main trunk

Misc/NEWS

@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ Library
   inserting a "dummy" HTTPHandler after a ProxyHandler when building an
   opener with proxy support.
 
+- Iterators have been added for dbm keys.
+
+- random.Random objects can now be pickled.
+
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
@@ -222,6 +226,12 @@ C API
   type, its dealloc function must call type->tp_free, and since the type
   is gc'able, tp_free must not be NULL or _PyObject_Del.
 
+- PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(): A new API (deliberately accessible only
+  from C) to interrupt a thread by sending it an exception.  It is
+  intentional that you have to write your own C extension to call it
+  from Python.
+
+
 New platforms
 -------------
 
@@ -259,6 +269,36 @@ Mac
   toplevel application class (in AppleScript terminology).
 - The Package Manager can now update itself.
 
+SourceForge Bugs and Patches Applied
+------------------------------------
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+
+
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