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Firefighter Hays explains what a “Jump Company” is for the Evanston, Illinois “5 Alarm Tweet Along”.

Good Links

Army Times: Defense contractors rally against budget cuts

SEC: SEC names John Cross director of the Municipal Securities Office

Watchdog.org: SEC report reveals house of bonds turned into den of thieves

Rockefeller Institute: States continue to collect more taxes through early 2012, report finds

Cultural Landscape Foundation: New Jersey’s “done deal”: destroying a historic resource

Fels Institute of Government: The rise of social government

Rolling Stone: Ludicrous Times op-ed forgets entire year of Wall Street history

@Twitter Talk

USA & Allies Outspend Potential Rivals on Military 4-1; America Carries Much of Defense Burden for Allies comw.org/pda/fulltext/1…

— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) August 1, 2012

6 months, 3,000 comments, 4 categories: NYS is detailing how it will handle concerns about the new #TappanZee bridge: wny.cc/MRLeI3

— TransportationNation (@TransportNation) August 1, 2012

Assemblyman Moriarty didn’t know it was illegal to refuse breathalyzer-even though he had supported such bills #phlinq philly.com/philly/news/po…

— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) August 2, 2012

John Cross is one of the smartest, straightest shooters in DC. He’s a surprising, but exciting pick for the SEC Muni Office.

— Mike Stanton (@MikeStanton1891) August 2, 2012

Muni volume #’s don’t set Olympic standards.Here is next week’s muni deal calendar: bit.ly/OMbYYP #muniland #munis

— IpreoMuni (@IpreoMuni) August 2, 2012