A frat scene developed at the White House following Obama's election with young drunk college students chanting "USA USA," or that's how The Daily Beast's Ben Jacobs explains the not-entirely fratty gathering that happened in D.C. on Tuesday night.
Last week, The Village Voice's Steven Thrasher ranked "The 100 Most Powerless New Yorkers" and it was full of people who rarely hear about. On Wednesday, GQ's biennial "50 Most Powerful People in Washington" was released and it, too, is filled out by names you don't know.
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