GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Distortion caused by heat.) Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Distortion caused by heat.) Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Distortion caused by heat.) Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- GULF OF MEXICO, LA - JULY 27: Ships assist in clean up and containment near the source of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 27, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Work continues to put a permanent plug on the well which has leaked an estimated three to five million barrels of oil. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Kenneth Feinberg (L), administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, listens to testimony from gulf coast tourism officials during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Rip Daniels, Chief Executive Officer/Manager, WJZD-FM, Vice President, Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Commission, participates in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility participates in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility participates in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: (L-R), Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, Roger Dow, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Travel Association , Rip Daniels, Chief Executive Officer/Manager, WJZD-FM, Vice President, Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Commission, Herb Malone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau , Keith Overton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tradewinds Resort; Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association ,Ralph O. Brennan, President, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, are sworn in during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility participates in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Roger Dow (R) President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Travel Association, speaks while Kenneth Feinberg (L), administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, listens during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) is seen on monitor as he speaks to witnesses (L-R), Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility speaks while flanked by, Roger Dow, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Travel Association , Rip Daniels, Chief Executive Officer/Manager, WJZD-FM, Vice President, Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Commission, Herb Malone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau , Keith Overton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tradewinds Resort; Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Ralph O. Brennan, President, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Keith Overton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Tradewinds Resort; Chairman, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, speaks during House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
- WASHINGTON - JULY 27: Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility participates in a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on July 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on how gulf coast tourism has been affected by the BP oil spill. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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