The Huffington Post reports that media outlets are asking the Supreme Court to allow cameras in the courtroom to cover the decision on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

According to the report, this could be the first time cameras are allowed in the court if the request is approved.

What do you think about the request? Would you watch the live coverage?

Photo by J. Scott Applewhite: This Jan. 25, 2012 file photo shows the Supreme Court Building in Washington. 

This week media outlets have been buzzing about President Barack Obama’s visit to Oklahoma and his stop in Cushing to talk about domestic energy and the Keystone XL pipeline.

Obama landed at Tinker Air Force Base Wednesday night and spent the night in Oklahoma City.

The president did not make a speech after he stepped off Air Force One, but he did walk over to an area where about 180 military members and civilians from Tinker were gathered. “Thank you for your service,” the president said, as he shook outstretched hands.

Mayor Cornett said he did speak briefly with the president. “I welcomed him to Oklahoma City. I had not seen him in a little while.”

But news outlets weren’t the only ones talking about the president’s visit. Social media users have been posting their thoughts on Twitter and Facebook since the president arrived Wednesday night.

Take a look at the Storify below. If you can’t see the list, click here.

Romney picked up nearly 46,000 votes, according to the New York Times. He recently defeated former Sen. Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses by eight votes a week ago. The margin was much bigger Tuesday night with Santorum receiving less than half that amount.

Looking at the electoral map, some things are pretty clear from this election. Barack Obama made headway in areas where the GOP had previously been strong. And he won in all the right places.

For starters: It appears Obama pulled off a Great Lakes sweep. Indiana still isn’t official, but as of 1 a.m., it’s leaning Obama. The rest of the Great Lakes states — including Ohio (former red state) went for the Democratic candidate.

Next: Obama nearly achieved a sweep of the Eastern Seaboard. South Carolina and Georgia went for John McCain, but every other East Coast state went for Obama. North Carolina, of course, isn’t official at the time of this writing. But it was leaning Obama. It was Bush country in ’04. Florida and Virginia are not in doubt, and these former GOP prizes shifted into the Democrat column.

That pretty much sealed it. McCain couldn’t really afford to lose either Ohio or Florida. But that’s what happened, and then some.

 Going back to my introduction, we didn’t have to worry about a repeat of 2000. Obama carried the popular vote as well.

Bob Doucette

 ABORTION

Favors abortion rights.

AFGHANISTAN

Would add about 7,000 troops to the U.S. force of 32,000, bringing the reinforcements from Iraq. Has threatened unilateral attack on high-value terrorist targets in Pakistan as they become exposed, “if Pakistan cannot or will not act” against them.

CUBA

Ease restrictions on family-related travel and on money Cuban-Americans want to send to their families in Cuba. Open to meeting new Cuban leader Raul Castro without preconditions. Ease trade embargo if Havana “begins opening Cuba to meaningful democratic change.”

DEATH PENALTY

Supports death penalty for crimes for which the “community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage.” As Illinois lawmaker, wrote bill mandating videotaping of interrogations and confessions in capital cases and sought other changes in system that had produced wrongful convictions.

EDUCATION

An $18 billion plan that would encourage, but not mandate, universal pre-kindergarten. Teacher pay raises tied to, although not based solely on, test scores. An overhaul of No Child Left Behind law to better measure student progress, make more room for subjects such as music and art and be less punitive toward failing schools. A tax credit to pay up to $4,000 of college costs for students who perform 100 hours of community service a year. Obama would pay for part of his plan by ending corporate tax deductions for CEO pay. Has backed away from his proposal to save money by delaying NASA’s moon and Mars missions.

ENERGY-GLOBAL WARMING:

Ten-year, $150 billion fund for biofuels, wind, solar, plug-in hybrids, clean-coal technology and other “climate-friendly” measures. Mandatory reductions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050, using a market-based, cap-and-trade system that would increase energy costs. Increase federal fuel economy requirements from 35 mpg to 40 mpg. Now would consider limited expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling. Opposes drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Proposes windfall-profits tax on largest oil companies to pay for energy rebate of up to $1,000. Expand federal requirements for ethanol from 36 million gallons to 60 million gallons a year with increase coming from non-corn sources, and require utilities to produce 25 percent of power from renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass by 2025. $7,000 tax credit for the purchase of advance-technology vehicles; put 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on road by 2015.

FINANCIAL CRISIS

Two-year plan offering $3,000 tax credit to businesses for each new job created and enabling people to withdraw up to 15 percent of their retirement money, to a maximum of $10,000, without penalty, except for the usual taxes. Would temporarily extend an expiring tax break that lets small businesses immediately write off investments of up to $250,000, and sweeten small-business loans at a cost of about $5 billion. Estimated cost of proposals: $60 billion. Now favors mandatory 90-day freeze on some foreclosures. Lobbied fellow lawmakers to support $700 billion rescue plan. Extend unemployment benefits, offer tax credit covering 10 percent of annual mortgage-interest payments for “struggling homeowners.”

GAY MARRIAGE

Opposes constitutional amendment to ban it. Supports civil unions, says states should decide about marriage. Switched positions in 2004 and now supports repeal of Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages and gives states the right to refuse to recognize such marriages.

GUN CONTROL

Voted to leave gun-makers and dealers open to suit. Also, as Illinois state lawmaker, supported ban on all forms of semiautomatic weapons and tighter state restrictions generally on firearms.

HEALTH CARE

Mandatory coverage for children, no mandate for adults. Aim for universal coverage by requiring larger employers to share costs of insuring workers and by offering coverage similar to that in plan for federal employees. Proposes spending $50 billion on information technology over five years to reduce health care costs over time. Tax Policy Center estimates overall plan’s cost at $1.6 trillion over 10 years.

IMMIGRATION

Voted for 2006 bill offering legal status to illegal immigrants subject to conditions, including English proficiency and payment of back taxes and fines. Voted for border fence.

IRAN

Initially said he would meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without preconditions, now says he’s not sure “Ahmadinejad is the right person to meet with right now.” But says direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders would give U.S. more credibility to press for tougher international sanctions. Says he would intensify diplomatic pressure on Tehran before Israel feels the need to take unilateral military action against Iranian nuclear facilities.

IRAQ

Spoke against war at start, opposed troop increase. Voted against one major military spending bill in May 2007; otherwise voted in favor of money to support the war. Says his plan would complete withdrawal of combat troops in 16 months. Initially had said a timetable for completing withdrawal would be irresponsible without knowing what facts he’d face in office.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Would raise payroll tax on wealthiest by applying it to portion of income over $250,000. Now, payroll tax is applied to income up to $102,000. Rules out raising the retirement age for benefits.

STEM CELL RESEARCH

Supports relaxing federal restrictions on financing of embryonic stem cell research.

TAXES

Raise income taxes on families making over $250,000 and individuals making over $200,000. Raise corporate taxes. $80 billion in tax breaks mainly for poor workers and elderly, including tripling Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credit for larger families. Eliminate tax-filing requirement for older workers making under $50,000. A mortgage-interest credit could be used by lower-income homeowners who do not take the mortgage-interest deduction because they do not itemize their taxes. Nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates tax break of $1,118 for the middle 20 percent of taxpayers — those making $37,600 to $66,400.

TRADE

Seek to reopen North American Free Trade Agreement to strengthen enforcement of labor and environmental standards. In 2004 Senate campaign, called for “enforcing existing trade agreements,” not amending them.

Obama is also holding a 4-point lead in Florida with 55 percent of that state’s precincts reporting. His lead is about 170,000 votes there.

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                   488 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP   199,481   64.75%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM   108,596   35.25%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                   488 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP   155,708   54.78%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM   116,877   41.12%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND    11,672    4.11%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                             36 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP    21,162   60.55%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM    13,788   39.45%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                            190 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP    28,727   30.04%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    66,900   69.96%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                            150 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP    47,644   71.23%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM    14,207   21.24%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND     5,037    7.53%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                             58 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP    18,261   65.54%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM     8,453   30.34%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND     1,150    4.13%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                             58 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP    35,378   62.09%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM    21,598   37.91%

Here are the latest, unofficial returns from Oklahoma by county in the race for president.