Playing Politics

The Bush administration changed a government schedule to benefit the Bush campaign. The Hill has found a government document showing the administration moved up the release date of a planned increase in Medicare premiums. It was the largest ever rise in premiums -- 17%. And it was supposed to be announced in late October -- just in time to give the administration headaches going into the election. But the administration moved the release date to right before the Labor Day weekend -- burying the news where few people would hear it, and giving the Bush campaign time to work damage control. (The Hill)