Reason Morning Links: Dems Lose Two Senators, Banks Hit Back, Closer Than Expected Race in Massachusetts

Radley Balko | 1.6.2010 8:08 AM

• Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announce they won't run for reelection.
• CIA investigating how Jordanian double agent was able to infiltrate base, kill seven CIA agents.
• New consumer protection laws have banks taking preemptive strikes at consumers.
• Job satisfaction in America hits an all-time low.
• GOP candidate running surprisingly close in election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.).

Radley Balko is a journalist at The Washington Post.