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John Edwards admission that he lied and dismissed reports of an affair with Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker hired to cover his presidential campaign, may have ended his public life, but did it also signify an end to the era in which the mainstream media controlled the agenda for national political journalism?

With Pennsylvanians flocking to the polls for today's primary, election officials are reminding voters to have the proper documents with them. 

Anticipating high voter turnout, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pedro A. Cortes, released a statement reminding voters that "[p]reparation is key when planning to vote," Cortes said. "With more than 218,923 new registrants since January and many more voters who have changed their addresses, it's important for Pennsylvanians who are voting for the first time in a precinct to bring approved identification."

Fred Voight, Philadelphia Deputy Election Commissioner, admits there were some problems with voting machines this morning in the city, but all problems have since been fixed and everything is working correctly no and has been for a while.

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