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Statement of RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson on the Killing of Matthew Shepard
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson today
issued the following statement concerning the beating death of University
of Wyoming freshman Matthew Shepard:
"There is no room in the Party of Lincoln for hate. We condemn violence in
all its forms, and join with all Americans in deploring this stunningly
brutal, savage beating and murder. I extend my sincere personal
condolences and prayers to the family of Matthew Shepard.
The perpetrators of this vicious and indefensible act must be brought to
justice, and punished to the fullest extent of the law."