Yeah, apparently this has been going on for a little bit, but it's news to us! PageSix ran a little item this morning saying that Favreau was seen leaving his fancy Washington apartment complex with Office thespian Rashida Jones in tow.

Sigh. We liked him and Ali better. It's the too-soon end of a potential sexpot political dynasty. We haven't been this sad since Elaine Chao broke it off with Norman Mineta after that awkward weekend they spent at her parents' place.

Judging from what we've heard, the Maxim model-turned-Harvard grad student has drawn as much notice within the president's circle as she has outside of it. Campoverdi is said to have joined the campaign just this past fall; when she was installed in the West Wing in January, some staffers who count their experience in years rather than months were still waiting to hear about their futures.

So there are no doubt simmering resentments behind the whispers about Campoverdi and her eclectic, highbrow/lowbrow background: That "Ali" became "Alejandra" only after a relatively recent decision to reconnect with her Latina roots and to work with field laborers as part of her job with the California Endowment; that she never earned that MBA from Northwestern; or that she is purportedly "flirtatious" and "fully aware of her sex appeal when seeking jobs."

Perhaps. But even those who dish about the former reality-show contestant acknowledge her strengths, including a "can-do" attitude and fairly undisguised ambition.

Of course, the latter can be as much a negative as a positive. For example:

Why, a tipster asks, did Campoverdi think she could be Michelle Obama's speechwriter? And why, especially, was she perplexed by the inevitable rejection?

If Campoverdi has any speechwriting experience, no one seems to be aware of it. Heck, she apparently hasn't worked on any other campaigns. Was she hoping to crib notes from hottie boyfriend Jon Favreau, the president's 27-year-old speechwriter? Or perhaps liked the symmetry of one set of lovebirds writing speeches for another?

Whatever the case, one must indulge Campoverdi overambitious job-hunting, if only because it has, at the end of the day, served the twentysomething so very well. She's got a power gig in the White House, a resume that leaves Hollywood as a plausible fallback, and one of the most desired young men in the nation as her boyfriend. Does anyone think she got all that without asking?

Previously:
Field Guide / Ali Campoverdi: Obama Hottie, Feminist Paradox;
Obama Speechwriter Dating White House's Maxim Babe  

Favreau used to have trouble convincing potential dates he actually had gainful employment, with Barack Obama. They just didn't believe him, and wouldn't give the poor kid the time of day out on the lonely campaign trail. Now that the former Kerry staffer is on the inside, in the Obama White House, he'll "get laid as often as he wants," as former Time columnist Ana Marie Cox put it.

Indeed, Favreau's apparent deletion of his Facebook account last week is believed (by, um, us) to have broken many a young-lady heart. How will they "friend" Favreau now? Maybe by moving to DC and hoping to meet the kid at bars and coffee shops?

Good luck with that: Favreau has a sweetheart on the inside. A tipster tells us he's seeing Ali Campoverdi, a White House aide who once appeared in her underwear in Maxim magazine.

Some pics or Campoverdi follow below, two of which we found in former Huffington Post blogger Rachel Sklar's set of inauguration pics on Flickr, and one of which appeared as part of Campoverdi's very, uh, thought-provoking spread in Maxim (thanks to commenter Uncle_Billy_Slumming for the pointer!).

We're told Campoverdi is an assistant to a White House deputy chief of staff. Previously, she was an intern on the presidential campaign. If you have any further information we'd love to hear from you. (If Campoverdi is going to be around for a while, we might just have to add her to our list of official White House hotties.)

(UPDATES: We added Campoverdi's background and Maxim spread. Thanks for the tips.)

(First two photos by Rachel Sklar). Last via Maxim.