Merged 3.4.0b1 release head back into trunk.

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  Python News
  +++++++++++
  
++What's New in Python 3.4.0 Beta 2?
++==================================
++
++Release date: 2014-01-05
++
++Core and Builtins
++-----------------
++
++Library
++-------
++
++- Issue #19545: Avoid chained exceptions while passing stray % to
++  time.strptime().  Initial patch by Claudiu Popa.
++
++
  What's New in Python 3.4.0 Beta 1?
  ==================================