Number of soldiers the U.S. Army has forced to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called “stop-loss,” Reuters reports.

Karl Rove wants the American public to believe only one political party disagrees with Bush’s warrantless domestic spying program. But this morning on ABC’s This Week, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) said the program was illegal:

HAGEL: I don’t believe, from what I’ve heard, but I’m going to give the administration an opportunity to explain it, that he has the authority now to do what he’s doing. Now, maybe he can convince me otherwise, but that’s OK.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But not yet.

HAGEL: Not yet. But that’s OK. If he needs more authority, he just can’t unilaterally decide that that 1978 law is out of date and he will be the guardian of America and he will violate that law. He needs to come back, work with us, work with the courts if he has to, and we will do what we need to do to protect the civil liberties of this country and the national security of this country.

Hagel joins other prominent conservatives — including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) — who have questioned the legal basis of Bush’s warrantless domestic surveillance program.

UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video.

On Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said that the White House should release all records of contacts with Jack Abramoff:

WALLACE: Would you like to see the White House release records of all contacts, correspondence, phone calls, meetings, that Jack Abramoff had with people in the White House?

THUNE: Well, I’m one who believes that more is better, Chris, when it comes to disclosure and transparency. I’d be a big advocate for making records out there available.

Mike Pence (R-IN), appearing on Fox with Thune, agreed:

WALLACE: Congressman Pence, the same question I asked Senator Thune. Do you think that the White House should release all records? You talk about a crisis of confidence in Republican leadership. Should the White House release all records of contacts with Jack Abramoff?

PENCE: Absolutely. I think this president is a man of unimpeachable integrity. The American people have profound confidence in him, and as Abraham Lincoln said, give the people the facts.

Meanwhile, the White House describes people who want to these records released as “engage[d] in partisan attacks.” In fact, there is a growing, bipartisan consensus that this information should be released.

UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video.

UPDATE 2: On ABC’s This Week Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) added his name to the growing bipartisan call for disclosure. Read more

and “cameraman Doug Vogt were hit by an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq, and were in serious condition at a U.S. military hospital,” AP reports.