Original sentence: The Newspoll after the budget showed Swan leading Shadow Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull as preferred Treasurer for the first time, with a margin of 40 to 26 percent
Edited sentence: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended Swan, stating that no government minister is the paragon of moral virtue.Swan has admitted to smoking marijuana during his university years, but this has been played down, even by the Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson.The Newspoll after the budget showed Swan leading the popular Shadow Treasurer Malcolm Turnbull as preferred Treasurer for the first time, with a margin of 40 to 26 percent