Contributions to President Barack Obama's foundation skyrocketed last year as the group hauled in more than $230 million, its most recent tax forms show.
Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday addressed feelings of "concern and trepidation" over plans to build his presidential center in the heart of Chicago's South Side, saying he believes the complex will generate economic growth.
The Obama Foundation has released statements defending its plans for the Presidential Center, in a week of heightened denunciation of the charity's intention to commandeer public park space for a construction plan that some expect will harm the local economy.
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