2 Months Ago, Jesse Walker from Hit and Run says (in Reason Morning Links: The Future's Uncertain for Ben Bernanke, the Future's Over for Air America, the Future Looks Bright for John Edwards' Genes) • Senate Dems aren't sure they have the votes to reconfirm Ben Bernanke.

• The country's most prominent deadbeat dad comes clean.

• A federal task force calls for holding 50 Guantánamo prisoners indefinitely.

• The lights go out at Air America.

3 Months Ago, Jesse Walker from Hit and Run says (in Reason Morning Links: Bernanke Struggles, Reporters Die, Cheques Disappear) • Ben Bernanke's bid for another term atop the Fed survives the Senate banking committee.

• The SEIU and the AFL-CIO dial back their support for the Senate health care bill. Well, sort of.

• 2009 sets the record for the number of journalists killed around the world. I blame Craigslist.