Week of December 8, 2011

European Union leaders meet in Paris to tackle the region's debt crisis, the United States and other nations meet in Germany for the Bonn Conference to discuss international support of Afghanistan, Russia holds parliamentary elections, and U.S. Vice President visits Greece to discuss the current financial crisis and the challenges that lie ahead.

Also in this Episode:

• Find out which U.S. constitutional amendment was ratified in 1933 and what it had to do with organized crime.
• Learn the answers to last week's Clues in the News.
• Current Question of the Week: “What has been the most important newsmaker or issue of 2011?”

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