# ~, f; L9 l$ K8 }: h" u. s2 i( E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。 4 R" N7 o- {' v: e. M
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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。」 ( d% b$ @* [9 Y3 v& V7 H# E8 @! ^# b) n f4 q7 Z3 e3 f0 z
7 |, Z; `/ _5 j1 Z8 n" G" z5 [ June 7, 2007, 11:58PM 3 A4 K) P; F; }4 q- N' j" R3 `Alabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow ( L4 M5 i2 |9 P7 a2 O) _ 1 c) q/ l/ t, L6 e/ }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. ! t, B( W* Y! A0 k$ Q& }! Y3 R, @/ B, E( x* x+ r$ K; U
Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." : m/ T8 i7 n8 h7 v; i8 q& g( [! J4 m; }* H7 R w- Z
"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.$ F1 B3 k# ~" a' C
8 Q5 O+ @/ k( n! y* V: h5 mBarron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats. 0 P! F) T& o! `) H! q( a; A/ W6 z1 ?# Y2 [8 a+ o
Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.
