California's general run of Pinot Noirs are far more distant from their original French model--Burgundy--than, say, the state's Cabernets are from Bordeaux.

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Sanford's colorful not so distant past is far from the only distraction in the race.

CNN: Sanford seeks 'redemption' in wild congressional race

It is correct that Obama and his administration love patronage politics, an alien form of governance imposed on traditional America from far-flung Chicago. (More distant roots of American patronage politics can be found as Reihan Salam brilliantly reminds us in deepest, darkest Southern Europe.) Patronage politics is the art and science of doling out goodies in exchange for support.

FORBES: Romney's 'Gifts' Gaffe Highlights GOP Confusion On Obamanomics

About 200 years ago Hanson's distant "Australian" relatives came to this country with assimilation far from their minds.

CNN: LETTERS AND COMMENT

The cushy new play areas are a far cry from the simple, coin-operated rides and puzzle tables parked in distant wings of older malls.

WSJ: If Kids Can Play, Will Mom Shop?

Paving roads reduces rolling friction, thereby boosting miles per gallon, but it also makes distant destinations seem closer, thereby enabling people to live in sprawling, energy-gobbling subdivisions far from where they work and shop.

NEWYORKER: The Efficiency Dilemma

Spaniards are far from proud of their military record over the past century and have no yearning for the more distant days when the conquistadores took South America or when swathes of Europe were under Spanish control.

ECONOMIST: Wary Spaniards