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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is close to granting three permits to Royal Dutch Shell PLC for Alaska coast drilling, marking a milestone in the company's years-long effort to extract oil in the Arctic.

Shell Poised to Get Alaska Permits Tennille Tracy 2011

The Obama administration wants to allow the office to retain its fees to help the agency tackle a years-long backlog of patent applications.

House Republicans Threaten Patent Bill Tom Barkley 2011

Pemex, one of the world's biggest oil companies, was left out in the cold on Tuesday when Repsol ended a years-long battle with Sacyr Vallehermoso SA, its biggest shareholder.

Failed Coup at Repsol Backfires on Mexico's Pemex David Luhnow 2011

After a court ordered the government to either enforce the law or change it, a years-long fight in Congress ensued.

George 'Elfie' Ballis, 85, who photographed struggle of Cesar Chavez and migrant farmworkers, dies Emma Brown 2010

Kathryn Wright Strand noted that her brother-in-law's years-long unemployment is "tough on the whole family."

Tales from the Job Market Trenches Francesca Donner 2011

CVS Caremark Corp. dodged a bullet after a years-long federal investigation, agreeing to a $5 million settlement that didn't require major changes to the company's practices.

CVS Settles Deceptive Pricing Charges Brent Kendall 2012

A New Jersey man who went by "Devilfish" as he sent threatening e-mails to employees at the D. C.-based headquarters of the National Council of La Raza and other Latino civil rights groups pleaded guilty Wednesday to his years-long campaign, federal prosecutors said.

Guilty plea for e-mail threat sender Mary Pat Flaherty 2010

Current estimates are low but it's anyone's guess what will happen once the economy recovers, which I certainly hope it will before this years-long project is complete.

McGinn Says He’ll Veto Tunnel Agreement; Council President Says Mayor is “Grandstanding” « PubliCola 2010

He is not the new voice he pretends to be, but is the product of a slick, secret, years-long marketing campaign.

Email: The Truth About Patrick Haddon 2010

A study released last week by security firm McAfee showed that dozens of government entities, major companies and nonprofits around the world were the victims of a massive, years-long cyber-attack effort.

Hong Kong Exchange Website Hacked Kate O'Keeffe 2011