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Here comes Bibi!

Congress turns its attention away from other business this week as it prepares for the addres of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Prepare to hear a lot about Iran and its threat to Israel this coming week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the pro-Israel lobby American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) annual policy conference on March 2 and the US Congress on March 3 in an all-out effort to turn hesitant lawmakers against the current negotiations — and stay in power past this month's elections. Congressional hawks, who released yet another Iran bill on Feb. 27, are hoping to use his visit to galvanize Democrats into voting for a pair of AIPAC-backed measures that President Barack Obama has vowed to veto.

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