Rushern Baker Chuck Bean discuss Region Forward

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Dec 10, 2010

Rushern Baker Prince George’s County’s new County Executive and Chuck Bean Executive Director of the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington discuss Region Forward at “One Region Moving Forward” the 2010 Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG):

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