Morning Brief: Pressure rises on fiscal crisis, Tennessee to decide on health exchanges next week

Andy Berke picks up papers to run for Chattanooga mayor—Nooga

Past obstacles, attacks no match for Rep. Scott DesJarlais—Nooga

Sen. Bob Corker calls for quick action on fiscal issues, offers few specifics on his own plan—Nooga

Sen. Lamar Alexander to participate in hearing regarding fungal meningitis outbreak—Nooga

GOP chairman Chris Devaney will seek another term—Nooga

Hamilton County voters cast fewer ballots than in 2008—Times Free Press

Gov. Bill Haslam studying health exchange in wake of election—Nashville Business Journal

Tennessee to decide on health exchanges next week—Tennessean

Congress gets to work on plan for budget mess—Commercial Appeal

Pressure rises on fiscal crisis—Wall Street Journal

CBO lays out fiscal cliff costs—The Hill

Barack Obama to speak on fiscal cliff—The Hill

How will GOP solve fiscal cliff riddle?—Politico

John Boehner "confident" GOP, Obama can reach deal on immigration reform—The Hill

Behind Boehner's new tone—Politico

Obama meets with senior advisers as victory gives way to second-term challenges—Washington Post

Republican Party begins election review to find out what went wrong—Washington Post

Iran fired on U.S. drone before vote—Wall Street Journal

Mexico says marijuana legalization in U.S. could change anti-drug strategies—Washington Post

East Ridge says no to goat—Times Free Press