# Y, I- @* o% I! `* N$ K" J& sJune 7, 2007, 11:58PM 9 E" y/ s- }/ B/ H+ p; S! dAlabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow x2 l/ j$ O; `" \
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MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Simmering tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday when a Republican lawmaker punched a Democratic colleague in the head before they were pulled apart. : j v0 P1 V ?5 ^1 n1 |- i J( b+ g! d: H1 o; K2 RRepublican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 4 {" z& b7 z. B2 t " W0 \3 n8 u/ [! k) _"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch. 7 [# I4 z' ?1 }9 l9 z , }0 V0 t8 {; s4 O$ @ z* ]* eBarron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats.' p. F: K& \" a# Y
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Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.