maint.mk: news-check: use grep -E

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+2009-12-05  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
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+       maint.mk: news-date-check: use grep -E
+       * top/maint.mk (today): Define a Make variable, not a...
+       (news-date-check): ...shell variable.
+       (news-date-regexp): Use the Make variable.
+       Use grep's -E option.  Change the failing diagnostic to mention
+       the variable, $(news-date-regexp).
+
 2009-12-04  Alfred M. Szmidt  <ams@gnu.org>
 
        maintainer-makefile: allow customization of NEWS entry format