Added news about repr(string).

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 2?
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+
 Core language, builtins, and interpreter
 
+- repr(string) is easier to read, now using hex escapes instead of octal,
+  and using \t, \n and \r instead of \011, \012 and \015 (respectively):
+
+  >>> "\texample \r\n" + chr(0) + chr(255)
+  '\texample \r\n\x00\xff'         # in 2.1
+  '\011example \015\012\000\377'   # in 2.0
+
 
 Standard library