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The secretary of state has been recuperating from a stomach virus and a concussion she suffered when she fainted and fell. Congressional committees have been waiting for her to come testify about the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR ANDRE RIEU (ree-YOU) WHO IS KNOWN IN EUROPE AS THE WALTZ KING. HIS CD "FROM HOLLAND WITH LOVE: WALTZES I'VE SAVED FOR YOU" HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES. (8:30) (THE CD IS ON PHILIPS CLA

NPR's Philip Davis reports from London on a debate over the fate of 33-hundred frozen embryos in Britain. The embryos were set aside by hundreds of couples five years ago as part of a fertility treatment known as in vitro fertilization. Since then, the clinics have lost touch with the embryo donors - the would be parents. British law says the embryos can be kept for only five years... that anniversary comes up next week.

Four novels for the year's end: a new Raylan Givens adventure from Elmore Leonard, a story of psychology and obsession from Ellen Ullman, Thomas Caplan's latest spy thriller and Alex Gilvarry's debut set in the fashion world and Guantanamo Bay.

We remember TV and radio writer Philip Rapp, who died at the age of 88 Tuesday in his Beverly Hills home. He created the character "Baby Snooks" for Fanny Brice and the "Battling Bickersons" for Don Ameche and Francis Langford. We hear clips from those two radio skits.

Friday marks the end of the Mayan calendar — and the end of the world if you believe doomsayers. But a rumor circulating online says the village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared. That has the village bracing for an influx of believers.

NPR's Philip Davis reports on a charge by the British that Switzerland turned over only a small part of the gold it was holding from the German Nazis during World War Two. The Foreign Office said the Swiss paid out only a little more than a tenth of all the gold thought to be in Swiss vaults. Switzerland declined to comment and deferred to a government commission being set up to examine the war-time activities of Swiss Banks.

Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii passed away Monday at the age of 88. Inouye was one of the longest-serving members of the Senate and a veteran of World War II. Host Michel Martin pays tribute to the senator, reprising a conversation they had on the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The former first lady canceled an overseas trip earlier this week because of a stomach virus. Doctors have advised her to rest and work from home for the next week.

President Bush has nominated White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke to replace retiring Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Noah Adams speaks with Slate contributor Henry Blodget about Bernanke's personal finances, and what they can indicate about the man poised to take the reins of the U.S. economy.