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AMMAN, November 27 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - U.S. Consul Les Hickman has been "relieved of his responsibilities" amid an investigation into embezzlement involving a visa scam at the U.S. embassy in Amman, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, November 27. The probe - the first of its kind in Jordan - is focusing on "large sums of money" paid by individuals for visas to the United States, which has restricted the entry of foreigners following last year's attacks, the sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Hickman, consular chief and first secretary at the U.S. embassy in Amman since July 2000, will be...

<p>This is a partial transcript of Special Report with Brit Hume, July 3, that has been edited for clarity.</p> <p>BRIT HUME, HOST: One journalist who has been digging into this issue of the State Department, the visas and the Saudis is Joel Mowbray of National Review, who joins me now. Welcome, Joel.</p>