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E.J. Dionne writes for the Washington Post.

At 5-foot-8 and 175 pounds, war veteran Daniel Rodriguez (top photo) is dwarfed by his Clemson teammates. But "he'll outwork anybody on that team," said Brad Larson (bottom photo at left with Rodriguez), who played and coached at Division II Doane College in Nebraska before serving with Rodriguez in Afghanistan. Jonathan Newton Washington Post (top photo) Courtesy of Brad Larson Washington Post (bottom photo)

More and more moms and dads are signing onto Facebook to keep up with their offspring. Matt, 17, and Bob Florian both use Facebook, and Bob Florian knew that his son might have doubts about becoming his Facebook friend. Illustrates FACEBOOK (category a), by Lori Aratani (c) 2008, The Washington Post. Moved Sunday, March 9, 2008. (MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Susan Biddle.)

Charles Krauthammer writes for the Washington Post.