The American Legion [Volume 129, No. 6 (December 1990)]

Cover: The Man Who Was Santa Claus by Jim Sharpe -- Agent Orange Cover-Up: A House Report Says the White House Manipulated Study -- Crafting New Lives: Adults Get a Second Chance at This Trade School by Gurney Williams III -- The Tempting of American Courts: Jurist Robert Bork on Our Judicial System -- Out of the Welfare Trap: The War on Poverty Continues by Philip C Clarke -- The Man Who Was Santa Claus: The Spirit of America's First Santa Lives On by Dick O'Donnell -- Our Ailing Health-Care System: Many of Us Simply Cannot Afford to Get Sick by Gary Turbak -- The Art of Encouragement: A Kind Word or Pat on the Back Can Move Mountains by Victor Parachin -- Chemical Warriors: U.S. Troops May Face an Arsenal of Poison in the Mideast by Diane Booth -- Capitol of Freedom: The Building on "the Hill" Is Liberty's Beacon by Sam Sherman -- Budget Blues Plague Medical Care: Commander Turner Testifies on Capitol Hill -- A Network of Care: A New Legion Program lends a Hand to Military Families -- Big Issues: Should Congress Give the President Line-Item Veto Power? -- Letters -- Opinions -- Commander's Message -- Veterans Update -- Veterans Alert -- Parting Shots