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I suppose your href is always equal ('<a href="url"'). 
$line = '<div class="rightbox8"> <p style="text-align: center"><strong
+><a href="http://www.a_site.com/pubs.asp?ID=999582">Please click here
+ to view</a></strong></p>';

if ($line =~ /^.+<a href="(.+)".+/) {
    print $1;
}

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Mariano

(($_="Mzz ojjdloobnf jt uvy5502383")=~y~b-zg2-5c96-81~a-z0-9~s)=~s~~~s; print

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