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Caught Our Eye

The top Capitol Hill aide arrested on child pornography allegations last week is not taking friend requests any longer.

Ryan Loskarn, who Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) put on unpaid administrative leave as chief of staff after police raided his apartment, is not on Facebook as of last week. The social media site says his page is no longer available and he cannot be found in the site's search engine.

Shortly after his arrest Wednesday, LegiStorm discovered independent evidence that a rare internet handle that Loskarn used and which personally identifies him was used to promote child pornography on the web. The videos uploaded by this user as recently as this month purported to show boys having sex with their fathers. After LegiStorm's story, prosecutors released documents saying pornography involving underage boys, as well as girls, were found on his computer's hard drive.

Loskarn also gave up his Twitter account sometime recently too. Loskarn's last retweet on Oct. 28 was one originally from his boss, Sen. Alexander: "With #Wikileaks & #Snowden spilling our beans ... what's happening on the #Obamacare exchanges is the only secret left in #Washington."

At that point, maybe not the only secret left in Washington.

Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:

Trending Staffers› learn more

Ryan Loskarn (former staffer) – Uh oh!
Doug Centilli (former staffer) – Bravo!
John B. Dickas (current staffer) – Bravo!
Paul S. Teller (former staffer) – Uh oh!
David P. Cleary (current staffer) – Bravo!

Hill Hires

Brooke A. Scannell, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), Chief of Staff
Layla Calderón Asplen, Rep. John Campbell (R-CA), Scheduler
Sam McCullough, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Communications Director

Hill Departures

Andrew P. Zach (Andy), now Manager, Government Affairs for Idaho National Laboratory, formerly Professional Staff Member to House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Energy Subcommittee, Rep. Cynthia Marie Lummis (R-WY)
Patrick Finnegan (Pat), now Director of Strategic Partnerships, .gop Registry for Republican State Leadership Committee, formerly Special Assistant to the Speaker to House Office of the Speaker (Republican), Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
Matthew J. Vallone (Matt), now Senior Market Analyst for Avascent Group, formerly Legislative Director to Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)

Hill Moves and Promotions

Carly B. Katz, now Legislative Director for Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
(formerly Legislative Assistant to Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR))
Daniel H. Zawitoski, now Legislative Assistant for Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA)
(formerly Legislative Correspondent)
Shira Yael Siegel, now Legislative Assistant for Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
(formerly Legislative Correspondent to Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY))

Revolvers

Katharine H.W. Lister (Katie),
Lobbies for: Monument Policy Group LLC
Most recent congressional employment: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)
Jennifer Alvarez Warburton,
Lobbied for: National Association of Letter Carriers
Current employment: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)

Top hashtags of the week

#obamacare – (480 mentions)
#asksebelius – (184 mentions)
#aca – (171 mentions)
#renewui – (159 mentions)
#kidsfirst – (157 mentions)