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Obama Nominates Journalist Mark Halperin's Dad for Post

4:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER
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President Barack Obama has nominated journalist Mark Halperin's dad to an administration post. Via the White House:

Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years, vice Alan J. Patricof, term expiring.

Mark Halperin, Morton's son, is a Time journalist and a contributor to MSNBC.

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