Copied the news in from the html output of the old site. Needs spinning out into its own page with only recent headlines on the front page. 
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      </p>
     </section>
     <section name="News">
+
+<table border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="100%"><tr><td bgcolor="#023264"><font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica,sanserif" size="+1"><strong>News</strong></font></td></tr><tr><td>
+    <table cellpadding="2">
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">08/04/2005</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/rdc-doc/intro.html">RDC</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        The Reusable Dialog Components (RDC) Taglib has
+        <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/news/news-2005-q3.html#20050804.1">
+        migrated</a> to Taglibs-Proper after its graduation from Taglibs-Sandbox.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">07/26/2005</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/rdc-doc/intro.html">RDC</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+
+        Version 1.0.0 of the Reusable Dialog Components (RDC) Taglib has been 
+        <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/downloads/downloads_taglibs-rdc.cgi">
+        released</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">10/25/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.1.2 of the Standard Taglib 1.1 (JSTL 1.1) has been 
+        <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+
+        released</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">07/20/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.1.1 of the Standard Taglib 1.1 (JSTL 1.1) has been 
+        <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+        released</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">07/20/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-1.0-doc/intro.html">standard-1.0</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.6 of the Standard Taglib 1.0 (JSTL 1.0) has been 
+        <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+        released</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">05/17/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/string-doc/intro.html">string</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.1.0 of the String taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">03/15/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/dbtags-doc/intro.html">dbtags</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.0 of the DBTags taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">03/15/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/random-doc/intro.html">random</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.2 of the Random taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">01/30/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.1.0 - First official release of our 
+       implementation of JSTL 1.1 - is now
+       available from the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+
+       Apache Jakarta Project Mirrors</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">01/30/2004</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.0.5 (JSTL 1.0) - another bugfix release - is now
+       available from the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+       Apache Jakarta Project Mirrors</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">09/25/2003</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+       Standard Taglib version 1.1.0-B1 - early access (Beta 1) of our 
+       implementation of JSTL 1.1 - is now
+       available from the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+       Apache Jakarta Project Mirrors</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">09/25/2003</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.0.4 (JSTL 1.0) - another bugfix release - is now
+       available from the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi#Release%20Builds">
+       Apache Jakarta Project Mirrors</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">02/20/2003</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.0.3 -- another minor bugfix release -- is now
+       <a href="/builds/jakarta-taglibs/releases/standard/">available</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">02/20/2003</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/string-doc/intro.html">string</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+
+        Version 1.0.1 of the String taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">01/12/2003</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/log-doc/intro.html">log</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0 of the Log taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/6/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/mailer-doc/intro.html">mailer</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.1 of the Mailer taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/xsl-doc/intro.html">xsl</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        The XSL tag library is now deprecated. Use the XTags tag library
+        or the Standard tag library.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/utility-doc/intro.html">utility</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        The Utility tag library is now deprecated. It was only an example.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/application-doc/intro.html">application</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Application taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/datetime-doc/intro.html">datetime</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Datetime taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/page-doc/intro.html">page</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Page taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/random-doc/intro.html">random</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Random taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/regexp-doc/intro.html">regexp</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Regexp taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/request-doc/intro.html">request</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Request taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/response-doc/intro.html">response</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Response taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/session-doc/intro.html">session</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the Sessions taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/xsl-doc/intro.html">xsl</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0.1 of the XSL taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">12/1/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/benchmark-doc/intro.html">benchmark</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0 of the Benchmark taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">10/22/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+       To ensure that the names of taglib jar files and tld files are unique
+       and are more readily identified with Jakarta-Taglibs almost all 
+       taglib jar files and tld files are now prefixed with "taglibs-".
+       This change will be found in all nightly builds and releases starting
+       today.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">10/13/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.0.2 -- another minor bugfix release -- is now
+       <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/taglibs/releases/standard/">
+       available</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">10/08/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/string-doc/intro.html">string</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0 of the String taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">7/27/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+       Standard Taglib version 1.0.1 -- a minor bugfix release -- is now
+       <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/taglibs/releases/standard/">
+       available</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">06/21/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Final 1.0 release of Jakarta Taglibs's Standard Taglib,
+        an implementation of the <b>JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)</b>,
+    is now available for
+        <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/jakarta/taglibs/releases/standard/">
+        download</a>.
+      </font></td></tr>
+
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">06/17/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        RC1 release of the Standard Taglib.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">04/19/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/standard-doc/intro.html">standard</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+
+        Beta 2 release of the Standard Taglib.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">04/14/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+    [<a href="doc/mailer-doc/intro.html">mailer</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        Version 1.0 of the Mailer taglib has been released.
+      </font></td></tr>
+      <tr><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><b><font size="-1">04/02/2002</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"><font size="-1">
+
+    [<a href="doc/cache-doc/intro.html">cache</a>]
+  </font><font size="-1">
+        The Cache Taglib, for caching JSP page fragments, is now under
+        development.
+      </font></td></tr>
+    </table>
+  </td></tr></table>
+
+
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