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troops, south carolina republican senator lindsay graham tells me he now thinks it is possible for thatuly 2011 withdrawal timeline to actually work. it would be possible to begin that withdrawal. that's a new position for him, ann. >> all right. nbc's david gregory. thank you so much, david, for that report. and david's full interview with general petraeus airs this sunday on "meet the press" here on nbc. >>> a ship full of u.s. marines has arrived in pakistan to help with one of the worst natural disasters in that country's history. the devastating floods have killed at least 1,500 people and left millions homeless and hungry. pakistan's president zardari, who went ahead with a trip to europe when the disaster began, made his first visit to victims today. >>> when "nightly news" continues in just a moment, kids headed into football season. how facing the problem of concussions is now happening head on. >>> and later, the little girl whose singing voice is so big, some people don't believe it is hers. >>> in the next week or so, thousands of young people all across this country will be

. >> reporter: senator lindsay graham and other republican leaders want to challenge that by changinghe 14th amendment of the constitution so babies born to foreigners in the united states are not automatically granted citizenship. >> there are schemes along the border. pay $2,500 to $5,000. they will sneak you across the border. they will take you to an american hospital, deliver your baby, and that child automatically becomes a citizen. >> reporter: but civil rights groups say republicans are playing politics. >> it's being raised to pander to those in the country who have fears about changes in the demographic composition of the america. >> reporter: as of 2008, 3.8 million illegal immigrants living in america have children who are u.s. citizens. that's an increase from five years earlier, when there were only 2.8 million. but that's only part of it. wealthy foreigners are coming here to have a child and then going back with a baby that's forever a u.s. citizen. in china, you can buy u.s. citizenship for your child for a mere $20,000. cbs news found several shanghai- based web site

. >> lindsay graham, for example. >> he's probably going to pay a big price for his support of he lena kagan eambings nomination of the supreme court. >> how does that change how today's white house conducts itself and how it does its job? >> the origin of this piece for me was my own memory of covering the clinton white house. i thought the pace was brutal and racing then. now with the internet, twitter, facebook, a single laptop anyplace in the world could launch a terrorist attack or could launch a story that the white house has to respond to. and i think that's really something new under the sun. gwen: it certainly is. before we go tonight, we note the passing this week of two influential lawmakers. ted stevens who died in an airplane crash and dan who passed away from cancer both were larger than life figures in washington and both wrapped under an ethical quode. -- cloud. each man will be remembered for more than just that. >> i think both of them, yes, ted stevens symbolized the power of the appropriators through a long era in which earmarks were king in washington. he was also

and you specifically wrote, targeted lindsay graham, the senator from south carolina. >> i did. and in fact harry reid quoted what i wrote about, which for a conservative is a mixed honor. but when he quotes me i agree with him a hundred percent. and the reality here is that lindsey graham has engaged in an extraordinary shift here. this is one of the main voices for kind of sanity and generosity in the republican party and immigration issue. den rors-- endorsing really the holy grail of immigration restrictionism which is changing the 14th amendment. it is a huge change. with hillary clinton coming out for sarah palin. it is a big deal. and i think that it's bad policy because. authors of the 14th amendment wanted to take the definition of citizenship out of politics it. they wanted to make it something firm. i think that that is a wise policy but also it's bad politics for republicans. not this election but for decades to come, alienating this group of voters i think is the most damaging thing that the tea party and pop you lace forces are doing the republican party right now.