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  • White House Payroll Up 14% Under Obama

    06/30/2012 9:13:10 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 12 replies
    Newsmax ^ | Saturday, 30 Jun 2012 08:55 PM | Todd Beamon
    White House salaries have jumped by nearly $5 million in the three years since Barack Obama became president, official figures show. The 468 people who work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue earn $37.8 million, the White House's annual report to Congress shows. That compares to $33.1 million in George W. Bush's last year in the Oval Office, an increase of 14.1 percent. The report was released at 4.39 p.m. Friday, a notorious time for dumping bad news just before a weekend. By statute it hhad a July 1 deadline. The White House payroll is up nearly 2 percent on last year...