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; s2 u" \; v* S& X* f9 dMONTGOMERY, 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.( J+ f# l6 P; X y: {
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Republican Sen. Charles Bishop claimed that Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron called him a "son of a (expletive)." 2 p: Q3 c; q! v/ _5 \& t # h2 {% _. F" J9 P M+ r; {"I responded to his comment with my right hand," Bishop said. Alabama Public Television tape captured the punch. & h/ a' s5 G- Z/ |4 D6 J6 q6 [9 ~3 o9 s) Q/ i
Barron did not comment and went into a closed-door meeting with other Democrats.0 s% |0 ~9 A: i; N( \& E
! W; d) T* y7 U! nSen. Vivian Figures went into the meeting carrying first aid supplies, but said Barron was not hurt.