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Heroin Ring Broken by MCSO 8/23/2004 By KTAR NEWSROOM The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says it's busted a heroin ring that targeted Scottsdale high school students. So far, 21 arrests have been made. According to a statement from the sheriff's office, 16 of those arrested were students ages 16 to 18 and 2 were drug dealers who illegally entered the country from Mexico. The investigation found that the illegal entrants allegedly made hundreds of sales of Mexican heroin. The students arrested attend three Scottsdale High Schools: Saguaro, Chaparral and Desert Mountain. The sheriff's office says interviews with the students revealed...

The PLO has a new Prime Minister in Ahmed Qurei, who accepted that dubious honor last Monday evening; but Arafat is still firmly in charge. To mix analogies, the guard has changed again, but the fox is still in the hen house. New PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and PA President Yasser Arafat What lessons can Mr. Qurei learn from Mahmoud Abbas? They are many: Yasser Arafat will not be displaced, dismissed, demoted or disenfranchised by the PLO, the U.S. or Israel. Those Palestinian leaders who favor peace are powerless to sideline Arafat. Mr. Abbas proposed peace with the Israelis,...

Now on local news -- America West w/passengers on board is sitting on runway -- Airbus 320 -- nose on runway, looks at though front landing gear just collapsed. Emergency crews have arrived. Sky Harbor Airport. 150 passengers on board arriving from Houston. Nice job pilot.

<p>CAMP DAVID, Md. — In a joint appearance with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday, President Bush said he isn't ready to outline a timeframe for the establishment of a Palestinian state, but he said the foundation needs to be laid immediately.</p>