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Who in your office couldn’t take Pete Campbell?, Patrick Gavin landed some good interviews this week and did so wearing a polo shirt, Jake Tapper went inside the RNC War Room and survived, it’s a girl!, Rep. Austin Scott (@AustinScottGA08) is now following us on Twitter, Paul Lindsay fires off …

Last night’s FamousDC / Resonate Happy Hour was a huge success thanks to our generous sponsors, which included Resonate, Weyerhaeuser, Roll Call, NJI Media and Story Partners. A few observations: Clinton Yates thinks RG3 is a nerd, but is OK with that. People in their early 20s still hit up Adams …

Zombies took over the House floor, David Almacy is five years old on Twitter, you should probably know Raffi Williams, good luck leaving Scott Graves a voicemail, MavPAC got the USA Today treatment, Alec Baldwin remember his days as a Congressional intern, are Pentagon contractors targeting USA Today reporters?, President …

100 Years After by Patrick G. Ryan of SnarkInfested

This past weekend the Washington Humane Society hosted its annual Fashion for Paws Runway Show at the National Building Museum. Pulling in almost $700,000 for DC’s top animal charity, the event was WHS’s most successful to date. Hosted by E! News’ Ashlan Gorse and featuring many local DC celebs, it was a fun and …

Does Garrett Jackson have the best campaign job ever? Garrett Jackson and Mitt Romney are stuck together like the peanut butter and honey sandwiches they both love. Mr. Jackson, 25, is Mr. Romney’s “body man,” the personal assistant who spends more time with the candidate than even Mr. Romney’s wife, …

Hilary Rosen is now following us on Twitter, Sara Diaz and Shannon Croom are engaged – and Sara is celebrating a birthday tomorrow, Cyrus Krohn left Mitt Romney’s staff some advice on how to raise money, Katie Martin schooled Teddy on Facebook, Marion Barry got the The Washington Free Beacon …

On Saturday, May 5th, join the Trust for the National Mall’s L’Enfant Society for the 4th Annual Ball on the Mall. The Ball, rated one of DC’s top ten fundraising events of 2011 is a black-tie gala hosted in the most exclusive location in the city – the National Mall. …

Want to land great seats to popular musicals? Read FamousDC. Congrats to @IsseV who won the FamousDC giveaway and a pair of Brother Russia tickets.

UPDATE: 1st place: Stever Orr 2nd place: Mary Beal 3rd place: Tommy Nguyen Thanks everyone who participated in our bracket challenge with ClotureClub. Winners will be announced at half time of Wednesday’s trivia at Capitol Lounge. (winners don’t need to be there) 1st prize $100 gift certificate to Cap Lounge …

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There are three guarantees if you work on Capitol Hill: Doris, over-zealous interns, and occasional random questioning from Jim Billimoria. JB, as he’s known on the Hill, has spent the last four years working for Ways and Means. Today, Jim says goodbye to Capitol Hill. Good luck, Jim.

Steve Johnston is leaving the Majority Leader’s office this week, heading out to Silicon Valley to work with Quora and then on to Wharton Business School in the fall.  Steve had been working on Matt Lira’s digital team since 2009. Good Luck Steve!

Who is Cameron Smith?, are you signed up for our weekly email (top right), Andrew Foxwell is setting up a booking operation, if that voice inside your head is telling you to set up an art exhibit – then follow it, the A/C must be out at the NRCC, do …

Who is the good looking guy next to John Kerry? See more photos at Snark Infested