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As a grand jury's term expires in the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald schedules a 2 p.m. news conference Friday. Speculation swirls regarding potential indictments.

Capote tracks the writer's draining effort to complete In Cold Blood. Dan Futterman, known for acting roles on Judging Amy and Will & Grace, wrote the screenplay. He and director Bennett Miller talk with Linda Wertheimer about the film.

Lance Armstong enjoys strong prospects for winning his seventh consecutive Tour de France as the competition heads toward Sunday's finish in Paris. Melissa Block talks to former racer Frankie Andreu of the Outdoor Life Network.

The Kingdom of Bhutan couldn't be more different from the United States. It's isolated in the Himalayas between India and China. It's a Buddhist country, and is basing its new constitution on Buddhist principles. Recently, commentator Paul Rosenzweig took a trip to Bhutan. While he was there, he found that there is one similarity between the Bhutanese economy and our own: Both countries depend on foreign workers to do low-paying jobs.

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission adds two military facilities to its list of proposed base closings -- the Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego, Calif., and the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. Any final decisions on base closures will be made in August.

As medical care becomes more fragmented and complex, people are turning to professional care managers who help with filing insurance claims, finding the right doctors or managing the care of an elderly relative who lives far away.

Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper says White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove was the first person to confirm the wife of an outspoken critic of the Bush administration -- now known to be Valerie Plame -- was a CIA officer. Cooper also says vice presidential chief of staff Lewis Libby was another source for his story on Plame's identity.

Dikla Gal-Ed, a 29-year-old Jewish settler, is helping her family pack for the move out of Gush Katif. She talks about the difficult process of preparing to leave and her frustration with the decision to withdraw.

In 2001, when the new president came into office, many in Syria's political opposition believed there would be a democratic reform. Instead, many dissidents were jailed. As Syria's current president promises another wave of reform, Syrian activist Kamal Labouani is not convinced.

Marin Alsop made history this week when she was chosen as the new music director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She's the first woman conductor of a major American orchestra. Alsop tells Scott Simon about the appointment, and about opposition from symphony musicians.