Word: pro
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...archaic Cuba policy" and travel restrictions to the island were eased, paving the way for top U.S. officials to visit Havana. But then the Elian Gonzalez imbroglio erupted, a case that has increased passions for both keeping and easing restrictions. And now Operation False Blue will surely help the pro-embargo lobby as well as hardening anti-American attitudes among Castro's top brass...
...collapsing crude prices combined with massive unemployment among a burgeoning youth population have made kick-starting the economy - with a large dose of Western investment - a critical priority, a fact that has moved even such stalwarts of the revolution as former president Ali Akhbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into the pro-Khatami coalition. That, of course, is a mixed blessing. "While Rafsanjani's influence could be a major factor in preventing a dangerous backlash by hard-liners after the election," says MacLeod, "he'd be likely to slow down the pace of political and social reform...
...play tennis without going pro, you know, and you can date and meet people and, yes, experience physical love without intending to marry...
CHARGED. RAY LEWIS, 24, Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl linebacker; with the fatal stabbing of two men after a Super Bowl party; in Atlanta. Lewis, who last season pledged $100 to the Police Athletic League for every 10 tackles he made, is the second NFL player to be charged with murder this year...
SHOWSTOPPER Fuji wowed crowds at the photo industry's annual conference in Las Vegas last week with the first 6.1- megapixel digital camera--nearly twice the resolution of new models from Nikon, Olympus and Sony. The FinePix S1 Pro uses Super CCD technology, which replaces standard square-shaped diodes with more compact octagonal ones for sharper, brighter pics. It's got lots of gewgaws, including multiple-exposure settings, three levels of image compression and a 2-in. liquid-crystal display. Since it won't be out until April, you have a few months to save the $4,000 it will...