Designed specifically for the business professional, the SmartBrief on Business & Politics is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, SmartBrief on Business & Politics saves you time and keeps you smart.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/politics/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/politics?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/politics?sb_code=rssen-us21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DCD785DCE-762A-4A4B-B49F-5CB082048402%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DCD785DCE-762A-4A4B-B49F-5CB082048402%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssPresident Barack Obama promised Tuesday morning that Oklahomans would receive "all the resources that they need" in order to  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTNational Pulsehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D3FFB988E-C584-4207-9020-DAB5529DCC7E%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D3FFB988E-C584-4207-9020-DAB5529DCC7E%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSen.  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTNational Pulsehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D97B97215-5B92-419D-BC9F-2D07599B417A%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D97B97215-5B92-419D-BC9F-2D07599B417A%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssKey unions and labor groups are coming out against the Obama administration's flagship health care reforms, warning that the  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTAgenda Itemshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DD10F22F8-C02E-4E9A-96AB-E0F4FF40A2B9%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DD10F22F8-C02E-4E9A-96AB-E0F4FF40A2B9%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTAgenda Itemshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D408F886E-C0E6-4DA9-AAAD-A8C962BA8C0F%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D408F886E-C0E6-4DA9-AAAD-A8C962BA8C0F%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTAgenda Itemshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D36AAC4B2-F21F-41FD-B9F2-A3AE808C9888%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D36AAC4B2-F21F-41FD-B9F2-A3AE808C9888%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTAgenda Itemshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DD2F216F9-04BE-4F84-99BB-EDA61D414702%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DD2F216F9-04BE-4F84-99BB-EDA61D414702%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssPresident Barack Obama's approval rating ticked up slightly, to a little more than 50%, in two recent surveys.  -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTData Pointshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D6ED716C2-C85F-4EBD-9F96-588B90B23631%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D6ED716C2-C85F-4EBD-9F96-588B90B23631%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTThe Conversationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D2C030DEA-CBFB-4C02-B718-71DE5C021D22%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D2C030DEA-CBFB-4C02-B718-71DE5C021D22%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTThe Conversationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D78069075-9A93-422F-A910-42AE61EEA483%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3D78069075-9A93-422F-A910-42AE61EEA483%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTThe Conversationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DAA805EDB-6EE4-485E-AE09-7DFF62963893%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DAA805EDB-6EE4-485E-AE09-7DFF62963893%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIt would be perfectly feasible to build the USS Enterprise, and even to put it in orbit, as long as you don't mind not having -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTDaily Diversionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DDB729D32-97E2-49BD-8078-59E8C1F7A0B2%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D14CDD14F-97A3-4783-AF8C-5443A1CCCBA6%26copyid%3DDB729D32-97E2-49BD-8078-59E8C1F7A0B2%26brief%3Dpolitics%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssJames Madison, fourth U.S. president -More- ]]>21 May 2013 12:07:21 CDTSmartQuote