Original sentence: - In October 2006, it was reported by blogger political activist Mike Rogers  that Larry Craig has led a double life with extra-marital gay affairs.Rogers produced no evidence to back up these claims.The story was strongly denied by Craig's staff, but was picked up by several blogs and a few news outlets, including the Idaho State Journal in Pocatello, Idaho; the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington; KLIX-AM radio in Twin Falls, Idaho; and KIDO-AM in Boise, Idaho
Edited sentence: - In October 2006, it was reported by independent journalist Mike Rogers  that Larry Craig has led a double life with extra-marital gay affairs.Craig refuses to comment, but the story was indirectly denied by Craig's staff, but was picked up by several blogs and several mainstream news outlets, including the Idaho State Journal in Pocatello, Idaho; the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington; KLIX-AM radio in Twin Falls, Idaho; and KIDO-AM in Boise, Idaho.Major newspaper publications require only two anonymous sources to go with major stories