Original sentence: Gillibrand came under fire earlier this year after it was revealed that she hosted campaign fundraisers in London, England, and Paris, France.Representative John Sweeney, for hosting an out-of-state fundraiser.The revelations about Gillibrand's travels were first exposed by the Majority Accountability Project, a self-described "independent, Internet news service" founded by two former Republican Congressional staff members.While the fundraisers were legal, and Gillibrand claimed no foreign money was raised, critics said her actions were hypocritical since she criticized her 2006 opponent, then U
Edited sentence: Gillibrand was in Europe visiting her in-laws when the fund raisers took place.John Sweeney.Republican operatives at Majority Accountability Project, self-described as an "independent, Internet news service" but in reality a front for Republican propaganda, attempted to draw a parallel between Gillibrand's fund raisers and the junkets takes by former Rep.Republican operatives at the Albany Times Union Capital Confidential blog attempted to discredit Gillibrand  earlier this year after American citizens living abroad held campaign fund raisers in London, England and Paris, France.Sweeney took a number of trips paid for by lobbyists, including a ski trip to Utah.The fund raisers were legal, American passports were checked at the door to insure no foreign nationals were contributing and no foreign money was raised