Congress Holds Hearings on Unobtainium: "The U.S. depends on rare-earth metals to feed our fondness for Priuses and iPhones, as well as some weapons all with components made from the rare-earth materials. The House Committee on Science and Technology is holding a hearing today on rare-earth metal supplies, focusing on China's near-monopoly on the stuff.
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