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Stanley "Tookie" Williams, co-founder of the notorious L.A. street gang the Crips, is scheduled for execution December 13th. Commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson argues that by granting clemency, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could send a signal to other inmates that doing good works behind bars may be rewarded -- and a message of hope to young African-Americans.

Another unpleasant task awaiting people returning to their homes in New Orleans is cleaning out refrigerators full of rotten food. We visit residents of one neighborhood as they hold their noses and open their refrigerator doors.

Michele Norris visits again with Hurricane Katrina evacuee Sharon White. We have been checking in with her from time to time as she tries to get her life back to normal. She currently lives in Baton Rouge but is hoping to return to her home in New Orleans next month.

Tensions between the United States and Mexico remain high after the shooting death of an illegal immigrant at the border last month. The incident comes as the U.S. Congress prepares to debate a proposal to build a new 700-mile fence along the border.

In their first day of questioning of Judge Samuel Alito, senators on the Judiciary Committee asked the Supreme Court nominee to take stands on several hot-button issues.

A Hawaiian firm has become one of the first to launch deep-sea fish farms. In waters some 200 feet deep, Kona Blue is raising fish in giant netted cages. The company says this type of large-scale, open-ocean aquaculture may be the answer to the world's over-fishing woes.

Ed Gordon talks with CSI: New York actor Hill Harper about his new book Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny, a collection of essays meant to inspire young black men.

What does the death of Abu Musba al-Zarqawi mean to the future of the insurgency in Iraq? Paul Wilkinson, chairman of the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at Scotland's University of St. Andrews, offers his insights to Mike Shuster.

Protests continue against the rule of the King Gyanendra of Nepal. The king's announcement last week that he's willing to turn over power to a prime minister has done little to quiet demands for democracy and a new constitution for the Himalayan kingdom.

World Cafe features daily interviews and live in-studio performances from seasoned music veterans and new sensations, in genres ranging from rock to blues to folk to alternative country and beyond. From NPR station WXPN, host David Dye chooses his favorite albums of 2006.