SUNUNU SAVES BLOOMBITO STAFFER

Sununu saves journalist with Heimlich maneuver
By SCOTT BROOKSNew Hampshire Union Leader Staff

Manchester – When a piece of chicken got stuck in journalist Al Hunt's windpipe Friday night, Sen. John Sununu came to the rescue.
"John was terrific," said Hunt, 65, executive editor for Washington at Bloomberg News. "He quickly jumped up, put his arms around me, did the (Heimlich) maneuver. Within about two seconds, it came out."

Hunt and Sununu were sitting next to each other Friday night at the Hanover Street Chop House in downtown Manchester. The table was packed with powerbrokers, politicians and prominent journalists, including columnist Bob Novak, New York Times managing editor Jill Abramson and Hunt's wife, Judy Woodruff.
Hunt said he stood up at the table, trying to purge the piece of chicken, when Sununu sprung into action.

"It was really, really quick," Hunt said. "Some people were saying they didn't even know it had happened. But, as I say, he was fabulous."
The incident happened around 9 p.m., Hunt said.
Dinner resumed, he said, and the chewing and chatting continued until well after midnight.