Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Charitable Gifts by Politicians Add Up, For Some - America’s Election HQ

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has come under criticism in recent weeks for his charitable giving — or, more specifically, the lack of it.The Delaware senator and his wife, Jill, showed annual earnings of more than $200,000 and sometimes $300,000 between 1998 and 2007. And they gave relatively very little of it away. In 2007, their most generous year, the Bidens gave $995 to charity. In 1999, their charitable donations added up to $120.
Charitable Gifts by Politicians Add Up, For Some - America’s Election HQ
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