ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, is in South Carolina to criticize Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney.

O’Malley is scheduled to speak at a news conference Monday afternoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He plans to criticize the former
Massachusetts governor’s record on jobs.

Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to debate in South Carolina on Monday. The GOP’s South Carolina primary is scheduled for Saturday.

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