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February 12, 2013 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF Share | Sign up | Archive | Advertise National Pulse  Obama is poised to announce new climate action    Reuters President Barack Obama is expected to use tonight's State of the Union address to launch a sweeping new effort to tackle climate change via regulatory rather than legislative means. Atop the environmentalists' policy wish-list is an effort to regulate industrial greenhouse emissions modeled on the Environmental Protection Agency's recent regulation of automobile emissions. "The problem is very pressing, and so the sooner we have policy proposals in front of us, the better," says Nathan Willcox, the global warming program director with Environment America. National Journal (2/12) , The Hill/E2 Wire blog (2/12)      Business leaders could play role in climate push:   The Obama administration will seek business leaders' support for its climate agenda, but many of the utility executives who backed Obama's first-term cap-and-trade bill have moved on. With some executives saying they fear the impact of new regulations, it could be harder for the White House to win over CEOs this time around. The Wall Street Journal (2/11) , Politico (Washington, D.C.) (2/12)      Presidents seldom deliver on their green promises Reuters/The Great Debate blog  (2/12)      Agenda Items  Economy is key to Obama's second-term agenda, experts say    Reuters President Barack Obama will set out an ambitious agenda for his second term in tonight's State of the Union address -- but his ability to deliver will largely depend on the country's economic performance, experts say. Obama needs political capital to win fights on gun control, immigration and climate change, and will only get that leverage if the public feels the economy is improving. "He understands both the short and long-term stakes center on the economy," says pollster Stan Greenberg. "He still needs growth." Bloomberg Businessweek (2/12)      Obama to whip up public opposition to automatic spending cuts The Hill (2/12)      Obama vows "swift and credible action" in response to North Korean nuclear test Politico (Washington, D.C.) (2/12)      Lew will face Citi questions at Senate confirmation hearing Bloomberg (2/12)      Data Points  Chart shows the real state of the union    Reuters President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address tonight -- but a chart from National Journal offers a less wordy snapshot of the nation's affairs. Employment and the Dow Jones index have ticked up steadily during Obama's time in office, but so too has the national debt. National Journal (2/7)      The Conversation  Professor Julian Zelizer: It's time for Obama to do the vision thing CNN (2/12)      Editorial: Steep tax cuts could keep Ohio on track to recovery The Wall Street Journal (2/11)      Columnist Jonathan Bernstein: No more balanced-budget baloney The Washington Post/PostPartisan blog (2/11)      Daily Chuckle  The Bull Moose's best buzzwords    Roosevelt/Library of Congress via Reuters Teddy Roosevelt coined some enduring phrases during his time as America's Bull Moose in chief. Among his greatest hits: using the phrase "nailing jelly to the wall" to describe an impossible task, calling journalists "muckrakers," describing waverers as "pussyfooters," and calling the presidency a "bully pulpit." MentalFloss.com (2/10)      SmartQuote  Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public." --George McGovern, American author, historian and politician        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: Monday, February 11, 2013 Friday, February 08, 2013 Thursday, February 07, 2013 Wednesday, February 06, 2013 Tuesday, February 05, 2013     Lead Editor: Jim Berard     Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004     © 1999-2013 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information