NEW : House Speaker John Boehner challenges Barack Obama on tax and entitlement reforms . The speaker is calling for a new approach to the nation's fiscal problems that includes raising taxes on wealthy Americans while cutting spending elsewhere. That is the way it 's been the last couple of years . Obama talks by phone with congressional leaders on moving forward . With re-election , Obama free from having to face voters again ; will that lead to compromise ? Bill Clinton had said an Obama win could be key to ending the Washington logjam .
NEW : House Speaker John Boehner challenges Barack Obama on tax and entitlement reforms . The speaker is calling for a new approach to the nation's fiscal problems that includes raising taxes on wealthy Americans while cutting spending elsewhere. Obama talks by phone with congressional leaders on moving forward . With re-election , Obama free from having to face voters again ; will that lead to compromise ? Bill Clinton had said an Obama win could be key to ending the Washington logjam .