DESPITE repeated denials, the CIA has now confirmed that US security contractor Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, has been operating in Pakistan. Full Article at The Nation

George Little, a C.I.A. spokesman, would not comment on Blackwater’s ties to the agency. Full Article at Free Internet Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide guards in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded their role of guarding CIA officers by taking part in highly sensitive missions, sources said. Full Article at United Press International

Some people expressed shock and disbelief last month when now outgoing Correction Commissioner George Little announced that Tennessee might release as many as 4,000 nonviolent felons to deal with the state's budget crisis. Full Article at The Tennessean

Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Friday he has chosen Gayle Ray to serve as the Department of Correction Commissioner. Ray will replace George Little, who announced this week he will leave at the end of the year to take a job with the city of Memphis. Full Article at The Tennessean

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has appointed Gayle Ray to head the state Correction Department. Ray, who is currently the department's deputy commissioner, replaces George Little. Full Article at WSMV Nashville