And six members of Congress have sent a letter to President Bush urging the US government to demand the release of jailed Haitian priest Gerard Jean-Juste. Before his imprisonment in July, Jean-Juste was considered to be the leading candidate for the Family Lavalas — the party of ousted Presdient Jean Bertrand Aristide — were it to run in Haiti’s upcoming elections. Amnesty International has called him a “prisoner of conscience.” An American medical doctor who examined him in prison two weeks ago reported Jean-Juste has displayed symptoms of a number of serious medical conditions, including cancer. In the letter, the congressmembers, including California Democrat Maxine Waters, write Bush: “Your action at this critical time could save the life of this gentle priest.”