Morning Brief: $15.3 million spent on congressional races in Tennessee, options narrow to avert fiscal cliff

Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, Scott DesJarlais comment on fiscal cliff—Nooga

DesJarlais shows less than $16K in campaign cash after difficult race—Nooga

Former city Parks and Rec Director Jerry Mitchell enters City Council District 2 race—Nooga

Special ed parents find Superintendent Rick Smith ready to listen—Times Free Press

Chattanooga considers early voting—Times Free Press

More money, more demands for dollars in state budget—Nashville City Paper

$15.3 million spent on congressional races in Tennessee—News Sentinel

On economics, foreign policy, Sen. Bob Corker eager to act—AP

Corker: Tax hike on wealthy could give GOP an edge—Wall Street Journal

Corker: Barack Obama's offer may be "best route" for GOP—Politico

Obama and Speaker John Boehner talk deficits at the White House—NY Times

Options narrow to avert fiscal cliff—Politico

Time running out on fiscal cliff deal—Washington Post

Crisis-era measure nears end—Wall Street Journal

113th Congress: This time, it's out with the new—NY Times