Publicis-Omnicom struggled to get French, Dutch and British authorities to sign off on their complicated deal, one reason why matters dragged on and enthusiasm soured.But it is political risk that hangs most heavily over two other high-profile deals.
If matters dragged on, the judge would reconsider bail.
"It is very important not to appear presumptuous," said Senator Amy Klobuchar, also a Minnesota Democrat, who spent the last eight months doing double duty for constituents while the Franken-Coleman matter dragged on.
He suggested Shiite religious leaders -- backed by millions of faithful and thousands of armed supporters -- might intervene if matters dragged on.
Some have simply gone out of business, fled or let matters drag on so long that they became an issue for their heirs.
The matter had dragged on too long, he said.
"It cannot conceivably be in the public interest to allow this matter to drag on in the dark with the general election so imminent.
"If Britain had apologised initially it would have solved everything," said Saeed Abutaleb, a fundamentalist MP. "But now the matter has dragged on so long I don't think the Iranian government and nation will be satisfied with an apology, and [the sailors] might be put on trial.
Olenicoff says the matter has dragged on so long because of the difficulty the IRS had verifying the Russian connection.
Foster care can last a matter of weeks or months, but it rarely drags on forever.
The piecemeal audits and pace of reform have been criticised by the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, John Mann, who suggested that once inquiries began into the behaviour of peers and local councillors, matters could drag on for years, threatening to make the next general election, due at the latest in June, fought on expenses.
