Add NEWS entry for notmuch-compact

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-Notmuch 0.17 (UNRELEASED)
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+Notmuch 0.17~rc1 (2013-11-20)
+=============================
 
 Command-Line Interface
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@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ Improved `notmuch new` performance for unchanged folders
   RFC 2047-encodes the headers, making the output a valid RFC 2822
   message.  The JSON/sexp format is unchanged.
 
+`notmuch compact` command
+
+  The new `compact` command exposes Xapian's compaction
+  functionality through a more convenient interface than
+  `xapian-compact`. `notmuch compact` will compact the database to a
+  temporary location, optionally backup the original database, and
+  move the compacted database into place.
+
 Emacs Interface
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