People: Kids Given Detention for Misguided School Spirit

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BACK 2 SKOOL
A week of fast and furious text messaging by Weber High School students won a coveted radio station prize — a visit from singer Jessica Simpson. Simpson dropped in at the Pleasant View, Utah, school Monday to the delight of about 1,800 screaming fans. To earn their prize, Weber High students sent 571,795 text messages to Salt Lake City-based radio station KUBL.

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HATTIESBURG, MISS. FINALLY MENTIONED ON THIS PAGE
Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of marijuana after a high-speed police chase. Webbie was arrested in Hattiesburg, Miss.

CREATIVITY
ALL THE FASHION GREATS RELY ON CRASS LITERALISM
Lauren Conrad has revealed some details about the dress she's designing for the Emmy "trophy girls," People reported. The gown will be green (reflecting the award show's theme) and will sport diamond broaches to symbolize the Emmys' diamond anniversary.

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BUY A CANDIDATE, GET A SINGER (ALMOST) FREE
Presidential candidate Barack Obama lured wealthy donors Tuesday with a performance by supporter Barbra Streisand. It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket.

» Pictured above: You can’t put a price on this. OK, you can.

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JON STEWART DEEMED UNIVERSAL ANTIDOTE FOR GRIEF
Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Margaret Cho are among an all-star lineup of entertainers who will honor the late George Carlin at this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The prize was announced just before Carlin's death in June. It will be awarded during a tribute performance November 10th at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

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'MY MANIC ENERGY CAN POWER THIS VEHICLE!'
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" host Ty Pennington found himself out of gas on a Michigan highway at night. Luckily for Pennington, a Monroe woman and her teenage daughter drove by. Diane Grassley said she was driving her 16-year-old daughter to a bonfire party on Saturday when they noticed Pennington, and they pulled over to greet him. "He was so nice and down-to-earth," Diane Grassley said. "He didn't act like his TV persona. He was really calm."

With contributions from The Associated Press
Photos by Matt York/AP; Firooz Zahedi