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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The campaign headquarters for a New York City congressman was burglarized overnight and police say some computers may have been tampered with. Rep. Michael Grimm, a Republican, said the burglars broke through two windows, possibly to cover up having deleted several computer hard drives with election-related data on them. Grimm told the Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance his campaign had backed up the data regarding polling, voter registration and identification just hours prior to the break-in and no actual data was lost. "Whoever did this, the people responsible are very ignorant, and they don't...

"Hello, I’m Congressman Michael Grimm from the great state of New York, proudly representing Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. After serving my country in combat with the United States Marine Corps and deep undercover with the FBI, I decided to go out on my own and start a small business. I’ve seen firsthand how politicians and bureaucrats can make it harder to meet a payroll and create jobs. The latest jobs report shows that President Obama’s ‘stimulus’-driven policies are simply not working. The overspending, overtaxing, and over-regulating coming out of Washington is creating uncertainty and holding our job creators...

House Republicans aren’t worried about primary threats from Tea Party activists, who are unhappy with the level of spending cuts in the 2011 budget deal and the possibility of raising the debt limit. Mark Meckler, co-founder of one of the nation’s largest Tea Party groups, said votes in favor of the budget deal and raising the debt ceiling will make for a toxic electoral combination for House Republicans. “I’m literally getting emails by the hour from people talking about primary challenges,” Meckler, a leader of the Tea Party Patriots, said. But freshman members of the House don’t appear concerned. “It’s...

Sarah Palin’s candidate in the Republican primary on Staten Island, Michael Grimm, beat his challenger, Michael Allegretti, according to New York 1 News and the Daily News. Grimm, who was also backed by Rudy Giuliani, was a former FBI agent and Marine veteran. He was criticized for raising a lot of money outside the district, and not having lived there as long as Allegretti, whose family ran a local business on the Brooklyn side of the district. [...] Grimm will take on freshman Rep. Michael McMahon, a moderate Democrat who has the backing of the Conservative Party and who voted...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 CONTACT: Danny Gonzalez (714) 926 - 6189 danny@moveamericaforward.org "Move America Forward" Endorses Michael Grimm for Congress   Staten Island, NY – The nation's largest pro-troop organization, Move America Forward, is endorsing Marine Corps and FBI veteran Michael Grimm for Congress. “Michael Grimm has proven himself to be a capable and principled leader both on the battlefield and off.” said Gold Star mother, Debbie Lee with Move America Forward. “Michael has put his own life on the line for our nation, as so many of our brave troops have, and he proved himself...

I’m happy to endorse two more Commonsense Conservatives running for Congress from the great state of New York. John Gomez, a native Long Islander, is running in New York’s 2nd Congressional District. As a successful business owner, John understands how to incentivize job creation to get our economy moving again. He’s dedicated to reining in the reckless spending in DC and returning us to our core principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility. Please join me in supporting John by visiting his website at www.gomez2010.com and following him on Facebook and Twitter. Michael Grimm, a former Deputy U.S. Marshall and...