Apr15
President Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid $1.8 million in federal taxes for 2009, from an income of $5.5 million -- more than twice what they made in the previous year, the White House announced on its blog today. The precise tax bill is $1,792,414. The first family's income: $5,505,409. The bulk of the president's income comes from the continuing sales of his books, Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope, according to the White House statement.
The Obamas also reported...
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