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Stocks ended up around close to where they started the year. Markets were mostly unfazed by the U.S. debt downgrade. But big changes in the European economy and governments in the Middle East made for a tumultuous year, when what sent the market into a tailspin often took place overseas.

Robert Siegel speaks with Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico. He tells Robert why he decided to end his GOP presidential bid and instead seek the Libertarian nomination for president.

The founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War says while U.S. forces will no longer be deployed there, the mission of the organization continues. There's a new focus, though: Members want returning veterans to have an easier road to reintegration than those who returned from Vietnam. Elizabeth Fiedler of WHYY in Philadelphia reports.

In Syria Friday activists called on people to come out in force to show visiting monitors from the Arab League the depth of opposition to President Bashar al Assad's regime. They say hundreds of thousands of people responded, despite the presence of security forces. Nearly two dozen reportedly were killed. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with veteran foreign correspondent Robin Wright about the situation.

For every foreign news story in 2011, there were journalists to report it. That put many journalists in dangerous situations. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks to Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists about the most dangerous places to be a journalist in 2011.

Shakespeare, Vivaldi, Handel and Placido Domingo all are part of the Metropolitan Opera's new production, The Enchanted Island, opening on New Year's Eve. Taking a cue from 18th-century pastiches and masques, several artists have stitched together an evening that throws the lovers from A Midsummer Night's Dream onto Prospero's enchanted island in The Tempest and has everyone singing arias from a variety of Baroque composers.

Queen Elizabeth II has ruled the United Kingdom for an exceptionally long time. In six decades, her reign has spanned 12 prime ministers, 12 American presidents and six popes. She's one of the world's most famous women, instantly recognizable, yet eternally private. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with author and BBC host Andrew Marr about his book, The Real Elizabeth, a portrait of the queen taken from interviews with those closest to her.

The reward for Banana-Sam is now up to $5,000. The squirrel monkey was abducted from his cage, officials say, and the San Francisco Zoo is beefing up security to keep an eye on the rest of their animals.

For centuries, people from China have immigrated to major cities in the United States. There, many formed their own neighborhoods known today as Chinatowns. But with China's economy booming and the U.S. economy faltering, these historic neighborhoods are seeing declining populations and new demographics.

The Two-Way be back Tuesday to start the new year.