Bp Stalling Payments To Oil Spill Victims

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Sat, 07/24/2010 - 7:35am

BAYOU LE BATRE, Al. (Reuters) - British energy giant BP Plc is holding up payments to economic victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of a $20 billion compensation fund, said on Saturday.

Senh: I don't blame them. They're already spending so much money trying to contain the spill. I think that should still be their main focus. After that, compensate the victims.

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