Albert R Hunt
Albert R. Hunt is a Bloomberg View columnist appearing on Mondays. The executive editor of Bloomberg News, he directs coverage of the Washington bureau, which includes more than 250 reporters and editors.
Hunt hosts the weekly television show "Political Capital with Al Hunt." In his four decades at the Wall Street Journal, he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor, and wrote the weekly column "Politics & People." Hunt also directed the Journal's polls, was president of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and a board member of the Ottaway community newspapers. He was a panelist on the CNN programs "The Capital Gang" and "Novak, Hunt & Shields." He is co-author of books on U.S. elections by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. His Bloomberg column also appears in the International Herald Tribune.
Articles By Albert R Hunt
Vilsack Makes U.S. Agriculture a High-Growth Area: Albert Hunt
The most avid political junkies probably couldn’t name five U.S. agriculture secretaries; Tom Vilsack, the current occupant of the post, may be about to join that short list.
Sununu, Davis on Republicans: Political Capital With Al Hunt
Former New Hampshire Senator John Sununu and one-time Representative Tom Davis of Virginia, both Republicans, speak with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Romney Likely Nominee If He Focuses on Economy, Ex-Lawmakers Say
Former New Hampshire Senator John Sununu and onetime Representative Tom Davis of Virginia said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that Mitt Romney most likely will be the Republican presidential nominee if he sticks to his pledge of reviving the economy, and predicted that conservatives probably won’t coalesce around rival Rick Santorum.
Team Obama Shows Dangerous Penchant for Hubris: Albert R. Hunt
President Barack Obama is headed for political turbulence.
Bachmann on Republican Race: Political Capital With Al Hunt
Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about Republican presidential candidates and issues facing the U.S. Bloomberg's Hans Nichols and Julie Davis report on the primaries and economy. Greg Cosell, senior producer at NFL Films Inc., discusses the outlook for this Sunday's Super Bowl. Commentators Margaret Carlson and Kate O'Beirne talk about Donald Trump's endorsement of Mitt Romney. (Source: Bloomberg)
Cosell Predicts New York Giants to Win Super Bowl (Transcript)
Greg Cosell, a senior producer at NFL Films Inc., predicted in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that the New York Giants will defeat the New England Patriots 27-24 in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.
Gingrich May Be Trying to Win One From the Gipper: Albert Hunt
To listen to the candidate, the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s was about the Gipper and Newt.
Simpson Says ‘Terrified’ Obama Walked Away From Deficit Issue
President Barack Obama “walked away” from his bipartisan U.S. deficit-cutting commission’s plan “because he knew he’d be torn to bits,” said former Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who was co-chairman of the panel.
Simpson on Deficit: Political Capital With Al Hunt
Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who was co-chairman of President Barack Obama's U.S. deficit-cutting commission, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about his disappointment with Obama's handling of deficit issues and Republicans' inability to consider tax increases as a way to balance the budget.
Simpson Says Obama ‘Walked Away’ From Deficit Issue (Transcript)
Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who was co-chairman of Barack Obama’s bipartisan deficit-reduction commission, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that the president “walked away” from the issue in his annual State of the Union speech to Congress “because he knew he’d be torn to bits.”
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