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(CNN) -- Constance Griffiths at Western Digital and Woody Monroy at Seagate confirm there are two U.S. disk drive makers left in the United States.

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China has reserves of $1.33 trillion dollars, according to the China Central Bank.

China has reserves of $1.33 trillion dollars.

Source: China's Central Bank

Seagate Technology has a market cap of $13.5 billion

Source: New York Stock Exchange

Earmarks and Pork:

The new House Defense Appropriations bill contains $3 billion worth of earmarks for congressmen's pet projects...or pork. The bill contains an astonishing 1,339 earmarks.

The subcommittee's chairman, Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, leads the group, with 48 earmarks worth $150.5 million. The subcommittee's former chairman, Republican Rep. Bill Young of Florida, was second, with 52 earmarks worth $117 million.

Source: Taxpayers for Common Sense E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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