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November 15, 2012 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF Share | Sign up | Archive | Advertise National Pulse  Obama presents populist vision for second term    Reuters President Barack Obama took a populist tone at his first news conference after his re-election, saying he has a mandate to help poor and middle-class Americans. He said he believes that his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans played a role in his victory. "I think every voter out there understood that was an important debate, and the majority of voters agreed with me," he said. The Washington Post (11/14) , The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/14) , Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (11/14)      Obama asks CEOs to support his fiscal strategy:   President Barack Obama met with a dozen top CEOs on Wednesday, pledging a fair and balanced approach to the fiscal crisis and asking for the business community's support. Xerox CEO Ursula Burns said, "We were very clear that if we could help him to get to a solution, we are absolutely behind him, because going over the cliff is not something that any of us in the room could live with." The Wall Street Journal (11/14)      Republicans double down on opposition to tax hikes The Hill (11/14)      Liberal lawmakers urge Obama to stand firm on taxes, entitlements Politico (Washington, D.C.) (11/14)      Agenda Items  Obama promises climate "conversation," but no specific legislation    Reuters President Barack Obama has pledged to begin a new national conversation on climate change, but stopped short of proposing a new legislative push to address the issue. Obama added that he would not seek climate solutions that threatened the country's economic recovery. "If the message is somehow, we're going to ignore jobs and growth simply to address climate change, I don't think anybody's gonna go for that," he said. "I won't go for that." Reuters (11/14) , The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/14)      Obama pledges new immigration push based on 2007 framework National Journal (11/14)      Romney: Obama won by making "gifts" to minorities and the young Los Angeles Times(tiered subscription model) (11/14)      Cybersecurity measure fails in Senate; Obama considers executive order The Hill/Hillicon Valley blog (11/14)      Data Points  Chart: Low-income voters could be key to GOP's revival    Reuters The conventional wisdom is that Republicans should focus on winning over middle-class voters in order to win the next election -- but a new analysis suggests that low-income voters might also have a key role to play. Comparing the GOP's vote share for different income levels over the four past election cycles reveals that the party's successful presidential candidates did a good job of winning the support of poor Americans, not just rich and middle-class voters. Slate/MoneyBox blog (11/15)      The Conversation  Editorial: Obama, the post-postpartisan president The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/14)      Republican strategist Karl Rove: We must rebuild the GOP from the ground up The Wall Street Journal (11/14)      Editorial: Republicans would be crazy to take Obama's deficit deal National Review (11/15)      Daily Chuckle  Get ready for the "fiscal spliff"    Reuters Colorado and Washington state have voted to legalize marijuana, prompting late-night host Jimmy Fallon to wonder whether legalization could give the economy a shot in the arm. A wave of hungry, open-walleted drug users could give a much-needed boost to junk-food vendors, Fallon insists. "It could generate trillions in revenue for Taco Bell," he says. NBC.com (11/13)      SmartQuote  Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." --Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer        SmartBrief delivers need-to-know news in over 100 targeted email newsletters to over 3 million readers. All our industry briefings are FREE and open to everyone—sign up today! Accounting Advertising Automotive Aviation & Aerospace Biotechnology Business Chemicals Construction & Real Estate Consumer Packaged Goods Distribution Education Energy Finance Food Service Health Care Insurance Legal Manufacturing Media & Entertainment Nonprofit Retail Technology Telecommunications Travel & Hospitality   Subscriber Tools SIGNUP   SEND FEEDBACK   E-MAIL THIS BRIEF Today's Brief - Permalink  | Print friendly format  | Web version  | Privacy policy Advertise Sr. National Account Director:   Jim Pataki 212-450-1682   SmartBrief Community: Most Clicked Facebook LinkedIn Get this RSS Feed Search Archive About Download a SmartBrief Mobile app today     Recent SmartBrief on Business & Politics Issues: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Monday, November 12, 2012 Friday, November 09, 2012 Thursday, November 08, 2012     Lead Editor: Jim Berard     Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004     © 1999-2012 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information