tamara keith from n. p.r.my walter from the political report. >> woodruff: finally tonight march madness has arrived once again and this year there's a twist: the university of kentucky is making a run for a historic and undefeated season. the men's basketball team is 34 and 0, and fresh off winning the s.e.c. championship on sunday night. kentucky comes in as a favorite in a tournament that often showcases cinderella stories. in an era of parity for the game, kentucky's become known for their talent, their coach john calipari, and whether his players leave school far too easily and too quickly. john feinstein of the "washington post" joins me now. welcome back to the program. >> good to be here. >> woodruff: how rare is it for a school to go undefeated into the final four. >> rare. the last time was nevada, las vegas, 1991 and they lost to duke in the national semifinal. however, people seem to forget that last year wichita state was 34 and 0 going into the tournament but because they aren't kentucky, all cap

tamara keith of npr. with the israeli election but it's very important anyway. any israeli election is important the to the united states because of the strategic alliance. this one is personal for president obama. that's what is fascinating, benjamin netanyahu seeking another term as prime minister. just a couple of weeks ago was standing in the capital, saying the president of the united states is wrong, don't trust him in these iran negotiations. just yesterday, he said if i'm re-elected if i'm the prime minister, there will not be a palestinian state while i'm prime minister. from the white house perspective, they can't come out and say we want the other guy to win, but isaac herzog is the leading opposition candidate. >> there's no love lost between president obama and netanyahu. if netanyahu stays prime minister you're looking at a relationship between the u.s. and israeli leaders over the next two years that will be a freeze. they would love the opportunity to work with someone else and netanyahu's