The really scary part is that these 24 year-olds are "middle-aged" by DC aide standards. These young people are actually writing the legislative language, committee reports, etc.
There was a similar article a year or 2 ago in Vanity Fair.
One thing that burns me up is that some of these young people are there due to family connections with political donors, etc. What I wouldn't have given for such an opportunity. Talk about squandering good fortune.
By the way, in the early 90's when I was making $16,000/yr in an entry level job, I lived nicely on tuna, macaroni, ramen noodles, potato soup and egg salad. (I also had a figure that stopped traffic--maybe I should write a book called the "Entry-level Poverty Diet").
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the name you were reaching for was "Lewinsky."