Gov. Martin O?Malley delighted many Democrats in his first State of the State address Wednesday by repeating pledges to clean up the environment, fund education and expand health care coverage.

But Republicans accused the Democratic governor of growing government and unfairly criticizing the previous administration for taking necessary measures to balance the state budget.

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