n/ s3 P4 N" U) i& W4 ]- E) jJune 7, 2007, 11:58PM ( e2 S4 Z/ U( VAlabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow 0 K/ B4 D& E# F" M. ]) E+ w& m : l( O6 z4 K$ l7 J% H5 P/ s8 EMONTGOMERY, 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.7 e) m' a3 C$ M9 B
$ q' z5 r7 f' F1 r3 DRepublican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 2 l/ p O/ T" m' | 6 J8 T" n" E0 P& p"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.( j' C, Y: P; G9 s) {
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Barron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. 3 g5 [) Q6 W% v# I' M* ~ " ~1 H6 p5 b+ j3 h+ n" BSen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.
