Fox News has always claimed to be fair and balanced

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but that's a tough position to take when you're funding Republican campaigns.

News Corp. -- the parent company of Fox News -- just donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, an official organization campaigning against Democrats all over the country this fall.

It's one thing to echo Republican talking points and hire Sarah Palin for political "analysis." It's another thing to cut those Republicans a seven-figure check to fund their attack ads and robo-calls.