Another pair of articles from the infamous 'Straight Talk' column at MSNBC-Newsvine.

'Intervention in Oil Addiction' examines our current energy situation, including the little-known 'Enron Clause' that was included (and still exists) in President Bush's first term energy policy. The 'Enron Clause' has made energy speculators rich, because it allows the purchasing of energy futures 'on margin'. This means an investor only needs to put up a fraction of the value of the stock in cash, and can go 'on margin' with the remainder, hoping the stock will go up. If enough people invest...it does. And then gas prices go higher.

'DNA Collection at Birth - Big Brother's Ultimate Database' - Bet you didn't know Congress just passed a new bill that Bush signed into law recently that allows the government to take DNA samples from newborn babies at birth. Host Robert Blevins takes a hard look at the building of a database that is ripe for abuse by our government. And not only does the government want to TAKE a sample of your infant's DNA, they want to do RESEARCH on it too.