Ehrlich, O?Malley combative and aggressive in two debates

A combative Gov. Robert Ehrlich, acting more like an underdog challenger than the incumbent, mixed it up with an almost equally aggressive Baltimore City Mayor Martin O?Malley in two television debates.

Both men challenged each other?s records Saturday on schools, crime, taxes and electricity rates, charged his opponent with misleading voters on these issues, and presented sharply contrasting approaches to issues and style.