Head of oil spill claims fund heads back to Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man in charge of a $20 billion fund to compensate people whose livelihoods have been ruined by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill headed back to the coast today to talk with officials about the claims process. Kenneth Feinberg, tapped by the White House to run the fund, has pledged to speed payments to fishermen, business owners and others who have lost money. He was set to meet with Alabama Gov. Bob Riley in Mobile on Tuesday afternoon.