5 m/ Z2 T/ G7 h, [博龙拒绝就此发表评论，他和其它民主党人举行了一个闭门会言，参议员费古里斯带著药品进入会议室，但是她说，博龙没有受伤。 毕肖普称，他对他拳击博龙表示遗憾，称这不是成人解决他们问题的方法，但是称他不会立刻向博龙道歉。 7 \" f$ b' j$ k/ S- U2 v1 N# z) k2 Q$ H$ }+ {& l
据悉，参议院当天中午刚刚休会，毕肖普走近博龙所坐的座椅。安全官员和其它人随后急忙把他们拉开。阿拉巴马州议会称，这一事件给整个议会造成了不良影响。共和党参议员杰伊称：「这肯定会给议会尤其是参议院造成不良影响。」 / s2 T" D# O+ c3 m- M) d6 S - x7 p5 A" d4 ^# J5 A: W9 d# }- }4 A9 ~# c, D& [! Z: c* y6 n# O June 7, 2007, 11:58PM4 v) Z9 P3 T7 r3 c3 D* P4 O Alabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow( R: G2 U m- g% s
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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. % s7 t2 x* C' v' `6 c3 ]; ~+ u" i 7 X0 H. l W( f9 g8 V* hRepublican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 0 J1 T7 q1 U4 U- }1 T+ ~9 F2 H, R8 f( g" `
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.2 u% G# z, T2 i% ]
: G$ O) I. l6 K4 Z+ S/ YBarron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. 5 ~5 j$ {) C3 ~" ~; f N / z. M4 q+ i+ X' o8 y$ ]- |0 dSen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.
