He was once convicted for beating up bar workers with an iron rod, after they had been involved in a scuffle with his son.

ECONOMIST: Presidential politics in South Korea

That role is notwithstanding his occasional embarrassments, the most spectacular of which was his scuffle with a protester during the 2001 election campaign.

BBC: John Prescott

One concern, however, was the form of Owen Farrell at fly-half, a position comparable to quarterback in the NFL. Farrell made a string of errors Saturday when passing and kicking from hand, and he also was involved in a scuffle with Barbarians hooker Schalk Brits.

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Sunday's scuffle began with a New York Times Magazine article by journalist Ron Suskind that quoted Bush as saying at a recent private luncheon that he would "come out strong" in a second term ''with fundamental tax reform, tort reform, privatizing of Social Security.

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The man arrested in connection with the incident is in hospital after suffering injuries during a scuffle.

BBC: Duncan Ferguson

They have boycotted parliamentary committee meetings to protest against a bill to ratify a free-trade agreement with America, and have disrupted the National Assembly by leaving their seats to heckle and scuffle with members of Mr Lee's Grand National Party (GNP).

ECONOMIST: A nasty downturn, but politics as usual