No Surprises In Obama's Tax Returns | Political Hotsheet - CBS News

No Surprises In Obama's Tax Returns | Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "nother glaring comparison can be made between the couples’ charitable giving. The Obamas donated $172,050 in 2008 to charities including Care and United Negro College Fund, among others. The Bidens donated $1,885 to charity and the official release explains, “The charitable donations claimed by the Bidens on their tax returns are not the sum of their annual contributions to charity. They donate to their church, and they contribute to their favorite causes with their time, as well as their checkbooks.”"