Northern Illinois gunman identified; officials say he stopped taking medication before rampage

2/15/2008

DEKALB, Ill. - he man who gunned down five people at Northern Illinois University in a suicidal rampage became erratic after halting his medication and carried a shotgun to campus inside a guitar case, police said Friday. The man, 27-year-old former student Stephen Kazmierczak, was also wielding three handguns during Thursday's ambush inside a lecture hall. Two of the weapons the pump-action Remington shotgun and a Glock 9mm handgun were purchased legally less than a week ago, on Feb. 9, authorities said.

LORDSTOWN, Ohio - After accepting the incongruous Valentine's Day gift of a pair of boxing gloves, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pummeled Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, claiming that, "the difference between me and my Democratic opponent [is that he] gives speeches, I offer solutions." Speaking to several hundred General Motors auto workers in the state essential to her drive for the Democratic nomination, Mrs. Clinton said of the candidate who has defeated her in eight straight contests, "It's one thing to get people excited. I want to empower you to live your dreams so we can all go forward together."