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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. ( a) M) c4 T5 ~9 u5 H) N( s4 S/ I/ b" [* z6 M1 a' T* i1 O E
Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)."2 e- [: P& {" R- B
) b {" [# V# I* h"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch. , W5 A& l* q4 \( [6 ^. i ' f+ u% }8 a& X9 J3 ~' qBarron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats.0 \5 w7 H% F J% h! a) z5 L, G
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Sen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.
