News roundup: Cox begins offering WatchESPN to TV customers … U.S. consumer spending rises most in three years during November … Choose your own ‘fiscal cliff’ adventure

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Screen time: Just in time for those long holiday weekends, Cox says it’s beginning to offer WatchESPN to all its TV subscription customers at no extra charge. The service allows customers to watch a wide variety of ESPN programs on their computer, tablet or smartphone, 24 hours a day. Complete details are available here.

Ring it up: Consumer spending rose in November by the most in three years as incomes climbed, suggesting fourth-quarter economic growth might be stronger than currently expected. The Commerce Department reports this morning that inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose 0.6%, and after-tax income climbed 0.8% when adjusting for inflation. More details available in the full story here.

What’s your solution? If you’re fed up with hearing about the “fiscal cliff” and think you could fix the economic mess facing the U.S. at the start of 2013, The Washington Post has an interactive feature on its website you might enjoy. You can fiddle around with many of the proposals on the table, see how your solution stacks up and share your very own fiscal cliff solution with friends via Twitter and Facebook. Check it out here.

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