From the LA Times:
The White House -- and lawyers for White House advisers Karl Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby -- braced for the possibility of indictments, although there were signs that Fitzgerald was keeping them guessing to the bitter end.Makes you wonder what Fitzgerald is up to and whether this is part of his elaborate scheme. I am inclined to think that it is. Rove's not sure he's going to be indicted, and not sure he won't be. When Karl reads the NY Times, he'll know that the investigation isn't over by a long shot. Rove, the master of mind games, is getting a taste of his own medicine.
People close to the investigation said that, as of late Thursday afternoon, Rove had received no notice that he was going to be indicted. Some observers took that as a sign that the longtime Bush strategist might emerge from the investigation without being charged.
But others said that Fitzgerald might be waiting until Friday to alert those being charged to reduce the chances of last-minute leaks about his intentions.