Rodney King dies, pro-EU party wins in Greece, deserter comes forward, and other stories from the weekend Slatest.

The Slatest: June 17, 2012 Rodney King Found Dead in his California Home at 47 The black man whose 1991 beating by police led to the L.A. riots was found dead in his swimming pool. READ FULL STORY Greek Pro-Bailout Party Wins Critical Election The two largest parties committed to staying in the euro are likely to secure a parliamentary majority coalition. READ FULL STORY Romney Is Vague on Immigration Policy He accuses Obama of playing politics, saying a long-term solution is needed but fails to offer details. READ FULL STORY U.S. Air Force Deserter Comes Forward in Sweden David Hemler has been living in secret since walking off a base in Germany in 1984. READ FULL STORY U.N. Suspends Syria Mission Amid Rising Violence The head of the operation says observers can't carry out their mission under current conditions. READ FULL STORY Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Nobel 21 Years Late The Burmese opposition leader said the Nobel Peace Prize she won in 1991 ended her sense of isolation. READ FULL STORY Silenced Lawmaker To Perform Vagina Monologues At least nine Michigan legislators will take part in reading the play on the Capitol steps in Lansing. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Did a Hedge Fund Billionaire Scheme To Oust UVA's Wonderful President? Israeli President Shimon Peres on Whether His Country Will Attack Iran All the Best Scenes in Girls Happen in the Bathroom The U.S. Used To Have the World's Top Physics Programs. Not Anymore. In a 2000 Article, These People Declared They Would Never Have Kids. Did They? Your Sister's Sister: A Quietly Radical Reinvention of the Romantic Comedy? Bill Gates, Aaron Spelling, and Other Rich Dads Who Didn't Leave Money to Their Kids More from The Slatest: U.S. Air Force Deserter Comes Forward in Sweden Greek Pro-Bailout Party Wins Critical Election Romney Is Vague on Immigration Policy Rodney King Found Dead in his California Home at 47 Silenced Lawmaker To Perform ''Vagina Monologues Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Nobel 21 Years Late U.N. Suspends Syria Mission Amid Rising Violence Obama Announces Major Immigration Policy Shift Court Opens Boy Scouts "Perversion Files" Ex-Revolutionaries Push Election Boycott in Egypt

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