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Georgetown

City in and county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States

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Dec 13, 2025
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Did bill Clinton dodge the draft

Bill Clinton did not serve in Vietnam and took steps in 1968–69 to avoid induction that critics called "draft dodging," but reporters and government reviews since the 1990s have concluded he did not c...

Nov 16, 2025
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give me clear examples of tommy robinson being a racist

Available reporting documents multiple examples and allegations that link Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) to racist, anti‑Muslim and sometimes antisemitic rhetoric and activity, including quote...

Dec 21, 2025
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Did Bill Clinton serve in the military, and what was his draft status?

Bill Clinton did not serve in the U.S. military; during the Vietnam era he used legally available educational deferments, drew a high lottery number that made induction unlikely, was reclassified and ...

Nov 12, 2025

How did Bill Clinton obtain his Vietnam draft deferment?

Bill Clinton avoided service in Vietnam through a sequence of , administrative reclassifications tied to promised military or reserve programs he did not ultimately fulfill, and finally by receiving a...

Dec 16, 2025

Can retired U.S. military members be recalled to active duty for court-martial jurisdiction?

Retired regular-component U.S. military members who are entitled to retirement pay remain subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and can be recalled to active duty for investigation or...

Dec 1, 2025

What is the accumulated costs of Trump’s Airforce 1 flights since he was inaugurated for the second time?

There is no single public tally of the accumulated taxpayer cost of President Trump’s Air Force One flights since his second inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025; press reporting and analysts estimate per‑ho...

Jan 24, 2026

What reasons did Bill Clinton give for avoiding military service in the 1960s and 1970s?

’s public explanation for avoiding military service in the era rested on a mix of moral opposition to the war and pragmatic use of legal deferments and timing: he said he was “morally opposed” to the ...

Nov 18, 2025

Is there evidence that the Muslim Brotherhood is trying to infiltrate the US through funding of schools?

Reporting and analysis present competing claims: some academics, think‑tanks and advocacy groups argue there is evidence the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) or MB‑linked actors have sought influence in U.S. i...

Dec 7, 2025

Did Biden attend church weekly while in office?

President Biden regularly attended Mass and other church services during his presidency, with multiple documented public appearances at Holy Trinity in Washington and St. Joseph on the Brandywine in D...

Nov 16, 2025

How do Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits since 2025 compare to his pre-2025 frequency?

Available local reporting shows that since his second inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has returned to Mar-a-Lago with markedly higher frequency than during his first term: by ear...

Oct 22, 2025

what did obama do to the WH?

President Barack Obama made modest, mostly cosmetic and programmatic changes to the White House grounds and operations rather than sweeping structural remodels: notable public items include converting...

Dec 3, 2025

how many strikes hits on venezuelian boates

Available reporting shows different tallies: Encyclopaedia Britannica and Georgetown cite about 20–21 reported strikes and roughly 80–83 deaths through late November 2025 . Other outlets give lower cu...

Nov 16, 2025

In what context did Trump say '14 was old enough to decide' and what exactly were his words?

President Trump publicly urged that Washington, D.C. change its laws so teenagers “starting at age 14” could be prosecuted as adults, posting that “The Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these ‘...

Nov 12, 2025

What are Barron Trump's academic interests and achievements?

Barron Trump is publicly documented as having graduated from Oxbridge Academy in May 2024 and enrolling at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he completed his freshman year and was ...

Dec 10, 2025

Which states had the biggest increases in Medicaid fraud recoveries between 2023 and 2024 and what drove those gains?

California’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) was the single biggest driver of the year‑over‑year surge in recoveries, reporting roughly $513–544 million in recoveries tied to recent review periods ...

Dec 5, 2025

How much does emergency medicaid for illegal imigrants cost

Emergency Medicaid reimburses hospitals for life‑stabilizing care for people who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid but are ineligible because of immigration status; spending on that program was...

Nov 26, 2025

When and where were the Venezuelan boats intercepted?

U.S. strikes on small vessels that Washington says were tied to Venezuelan drug networks began in early September 2025 and have been reported in the Caribbean Sea and, more recently, the eastern Pacif...

Jan 17, 2026

Does the 22nd Amendment prevent a president who served two terms from succeeding to the presidency via vice presidency?

The Twenty‑Second Amendment bars anyone from being elected President more than twice but does not unambiguously say that a twice‑elected former president cannot later serve as President by succession ...

Dec 1, 2025

What portion of SNAP funding is federal versus state and how do administrative costs compare to other programs?

SNAP benefits (the monthly payments recipients use to buy food) are funded at the federal level; historically about 93–94% of total SNAP outlays went to benefits while the remainder covered the federa...

Dec 11, 2025

Venezuela annexing guyana

Venezuela has taken a series of political and legal steps since late 2023 asserting a claim over Guyana’s oil‑rich Essequibo region—holding a December 2023 referendum that Caracas says approved creati...