THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement by the President on Ma Matthew Shepard.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 November 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the President on Matthew Shepard (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:031199 Today's verdict closes a chapter in the tragic story of the killing of Matthew Shepard. Although the verdict cannot bring Matthew back, perhaps it will bring some sense of closure to Dennis and Judy Shepard, as well as other family and friends of Matthew.

The First Lady and I offer our prayers for them, and our hope that their memories of Matthew's life will sustain them in the difficult time ahead. This verdict is a dramatic statement that we are determined to have a tolerant, law-abiding nation that celebrates our differences, rather than despising them. Our nation must unite in...