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Living in Anacostia, but a stone's throw from Capitol Hill, it is painfully clear to me how little Washington's policymakers care about poverty reduction, educational opportunity, affordable health care and social mobility.

Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012

Living in Anacostia, but a stone's throw from Capitol Hill, it is painfully clear to me how little Washington's policymakers care about poverty reduction, educational opportunity, affordable health care and social mobility.

Michael Shank: What My Amish and Mennonite Forefathers Would Think About My Job in Congress (and Why I Left) Michael Shank 2012

For years Dustin, 36, gazed longingly at the big red building -- a stone's throw from his studio -- on the corner of Pioneer and King streets in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Annie Fabricant: Dustin Yellin - On Building 12-Ton Sculptures and a 'Utopian Art Center' in Brooklyn Annie Fabricant 2012

John Katsimatides would often seek refuge from the noise, chaos and stress of working in the mecca of the world's financial center by visiting the tiny church of St. Nicholas, located literally a stone's throw from the front doors of Tower A of the World Trade Center in New York City.

Gregory C. Pappas: For America's Sake, Do the Right Thing Gregory C. Pappas 2011

Uniqlo, run by Japanese billionaire Tadashi Yanai, is directly challenging rivals such as Spain's Inditex SA , Sweden's Hennes & Mauritz AB and U.S.-based Gap Inc with stores a stone's throw away from theirs on Manhattan's major shopping strips.

Uniqlo starts U.S. expansion, eyes 200 stores Reuters 2011

People will see us a stone's throw from the site and wonder what that was all about, said Michelle Sheridan, who has lived at Dale Farm for nine years.

A stone's throw from Dale Farm, travellers' stand-off simmers on 2011

Tucked away in a busy corner of Beverly Hills, a stone's throw from the clamor of Rodeo Drive, is Gagosian's mammoth new Los Angeles space.

Evan J. Garza: Psycho Spaghetti Westerns: Ed Ruscha at Gagosian Beverly Hills Evan J. Garza 2011

Tucked away in a busy corner of Beverly Hills, a stone's throw from the clamor of Rodeo Drive, is Gagosian's mammoth new Los Angeles space.

Evan J. Garza: Psycho Spaghetti Westerns: Ed Ruscha at Gagosian Beverly Hills Evan J. Garza 2011

A brand new house that caught our fancy was located a stone's throw from Club Britania, a country club in a park-like setting, whose membership fee was within our reach.

Expat living in Mexico: Xalapa vs. Ajijic 2010

Uniqlo, run by Japanese billionaire Tadashi Yanai, is directly challenging rivals such as Spain's Inditex SA , Sweden's Hennes & Mauritz AB and U.S.-based Gap Inc with stores a stone's throw away from theirs on Manhattan's major shopping strips.

Uniqlo starts U.S. expansion, eyes 200 stores Reuters 2011