Messages showing up as phone numbers not as names

just updates to the latest Mountain Lion today. In Messages, my list of chats that are sent via iMessage are now showing up listed with their iPhone number or their apple id email, not with their names. In the past, Messages would match these up with my Contacts, and list them by name. Is this a bug or is there now a preference to set that.

HI,
With the Messages window as th Front Window check the View Menu > Buddy Names > Show As....
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