Original sentence: At least half a dozen of the identifiable demonstrators were said to be paid by Bush's recount committee.Several of the protesters were identified as Republican staffers and many were said to have gone on to jobs in the Bush administration.Sweeney, a Republican Congressman from New York
Edited sentence: At least half a dozen of the identifiable demonstrators were said to have been paid by George W.Bush's recount committee.Several of the protesters were identified as Republican staffers and a number were later said to have gone on to jobs in the Bush administration.Sweeney, a New York Republican who was nicknamed "Congressman Kick-Ass" by President Bush for his work in Florida