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Wowsa! Rupert Murdoch's name is truly becoming synonymous with scandal!

Last year, we heard ALL ABOUT a large scale phone-hacking scandal, which resulted in a bunch of arrests of former employees of Murdoch's News of the World publication!

Earlier this week, Murdoch and his British newspaper company sent out 35 settlement checks, including a check for $200K to Jude Law, who had been kept under tight surveillance for quite some time.

Now, we've learned that

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Well, we guess we know that they're letting the world where they stand politically!

Media conglomerate News Corporation, headed by gazillionaire Rupert Murdoch, made a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association, which many are calling “an appendage of the Republican Party!”

However, company spokesman Jack Horner maintains:

“News Corp. has always believed in the power of free markets, and organizations like the R.G.A., which have a pro-business agenda, support our priorities at this most critical time for our economy. There is a strict wall between business and editorial.”

Puh-leeease!

That's a lot of money to be dishing out for one political party! If you're going to make a bold donation like that, you might as well follow through all the way and commit to it instead of trying to stay in everyone's good favor!

Lame!

What do U think about News Corps' massive donation??

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