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WORLD BRIEFING cities PARIS (AP) — A diplomatic source says France has started provid- ing direct aid to five rebel- held Syrian cities in the first such move by a West- ern power. France giving aid to rebel- held Syrian complicating plans to train Afghan forces so that most foreign troops can with- draw from the country by the end of 2014. President Hamid Karzai's govern- ment hopes Afghan forces can take responsibility for security nationwide by that time. France is also stepping up contacts with armed opposition groups as it pushes to secure ''liberat- ed zones'' in Syria, the official said. The aid is notably helping restore water sup- plies, bakeries and schools affected by Syria's civil war, the source said Wednesday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the French actions amid Syria's vio- lence. He would not name the cities or explain how the aid is being provided, cit- ing security reasons. He said the cities house a total of 700,000 residents and are securely outside control of President Bashar Assad's regime. He said France's allies are also interested in pro- viding similar aid. Democrats change talks, but has been careful not to state that Jerusalem is Israel's capital. Jerusalem CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Embarrassed by Republicans, Democrats amended their convention platform Wednesday to add a mention of God and declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Many in the audience booed after the conven- tion chairman, Los Ange- les Mayor Antonio Vil- laraigosa, ruled that the amendments had been approved despite the fact that a large group of dele- gates objected. He called for a vote three times before ruling. platform to include God, The party reinstated language from the 2008 platform that said ''we need a government that stands up for the hopes, values and interests of working people and gives everyone willing to work hard the chance to make the most of their God- given potential.'' Clinton CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama swept into his con- vention city Wednesday, eager to accept his party's nomination and make the case for re-election despite a sputtering economy. He hoped to claim a little luster from Bill Clinton's prime- time address to the Democ- ratic National Convention on Wednesday. In advance of his address, Clinton said he hoped to make the case that Obama's ''approach is right and it'll pay off if we renew his contract'' — even if the economy isn't performing as well as it did under his own watch. ''The economy he faced Dems seek luster for Obama from was much weaker and dif- ferent than the one I faced,'' Clinton told NBC. ''There's no way any president, no president could have restored it to full health in just four years.'' In a last-minute shift, the president ditched plans to deliver his acceptance speech before a throng of 74,000 at an outdoor stadi- um on the convention's final night, citing iffy weather for Thursday. With a chance of thunderstorms on the hori- zon, Obama will accept his party's nomination indoors before about 15,000 people at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Convention CEO Steve The language on Jerusalem states ''it is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.'' The switch on Jerusalem puts it in line with what advisers said was the president's per- sonal view, if not the pol- icy of his administration. The administration has long said determining Jerusalem's status was an issue that should be decided by Israelis and Palestinians in peace tial for severe weather, President Barack Obama scrapped plans to accept the Democratic Party's nomination Thursday in an outdoor stadium and moved his convention's final night indoors. The switch was as much about trying to mit- igate political risk in a key Southern battleground as it was about public safety. Democrats worried Obama would look incompetent or anger vot- ers in the closely contest- ed state if he switched speech sites on the day of the speech or held a rain- soaked event. But the move led Republicans to play up his standing in the state, arguing that he did- n't have enough support to fill the 74,000-seat Bank of America Stadi- um. The U.S. military is tak- ing precautionary measures too and recently stopped training about 1,000 mem- bers of the Afghan Local Police, a controversial net- work of village-defense units that is growing but remains a fraction of the country's army and police force. Karzai has expressed concern that without care- ful vetting, the program could end up arming local troublemakers, strongmen or criminals. So far this year, 45 inter- national service members, most of them Americans, have died at the hands of Afghan soldiers or police- men or insurgents wearing their uniforms. There were at least 12 such attacks in August alone, resulting in 15 deaths. spokesman Mohammad Zahir Azimi said that hun- dreds of Afghan National Army soldiers were removed from the service, but he declined to provide an exact number or specify how many were detained. Defense Ministry NY's top court to decide Obama squeaked out a win in North Carolina in 2008, but polls show him trailing Republican rival Mitt Romney two months from Election Day. The weather call means the president will now address a far smaller crowd indoors in the same hall where Democrats have gathered for the first two days of their conven- tion. The Time Warner Cable Arena will be set up for about 15,000 people — mostly official conven- tion participants — when Obama speaks. Kerrigan said the speech was moved ''to ensure the safety and security of our delegates and convention guests.'' But GOP spokes- woman Kirsten Kukowski cast it as Democrats down- grading the event ''due to lack of enthusiasm.'' Obama moves speech inside CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Citing the poten- Thursday's convention 18th STOREWIDE SALE Gold Exchange facebook.com/redbluffgoldexchange Sept. 1st 413 Walnut Street 2126 Solano St., Corning Have you been in to see us lately? 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