1.   Among the possible changes will be a further crackdown on U.S. citizens who travel illegally to the island, as well as more support for Cuban dissidents.

2.   And, he says, receipt of American money will expose Cuban dissidents to a greater risk of arrest and imprisonment by the Cuban government.

3.   As part of his goal of nudging Cuba toward reform, he also met with Cuban dissidents who have been advocating for human rights and democracy.

4.   But keeping the embargo is better than betraying Cuban dissidents again by taking the pressure off Castro for democratic decencies.

5.   But the cordiality faded after Fox paid a visit to Cuban dissidents on a visit to Havana earlier this year.

6.   Cuban dissidents said they were disappointed in the comments, but had not lost faith in Fox.

7.   Earlier Monday, Carter met with Cuban dissidents Elizardo Sanchez and Oswaldo Paya, who are behind an unprecedented campaign to force a referendum on political change in Cuba.

8.   Fox left Cuba shortly after the meeting, which marks the first time a Mexican president has met with Cuban dissidents.

9.   In a subtle rebuke to Fidel Castro, Mexican President Vicente Fox met briefly with leading Cuban dissidents Monday in Havana shortly before departing the communist island nation.

10.   In interviews on Saturday, several Cuban dissidents continued to hold out hope for a meeting with Fox.