- `9 @2 Z0 I1 C6 b, y$ O: YJune 7, 2007, 11:58PM ! f' E0 O) e D' ]Alabama Senate ends with a bang, and blow5 l7 j& M Y2 \1 x
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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.# O, N; l! Z& A8 k
( ^: t8 \/ a& v3 e8 j GRepublican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)."+ L0 x1 \8 y% n3 U
- I2 ^/ e8 n7 F+ u9 m"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch.# }6 w+ I5 ]$ ?& u4 Y1 P
! K6 R* e" s7 M. \& E3 M/ O5 g" q0 i. `Barron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats.! }# ?3 o, O1 ?: U/ j' ^/ J& i2 f
/ }- x/ F3 q' rSen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.