The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 29, 2010 Rep. Lowey Threatens to Cut $4 Billion in Foreign Aid to Afghanistan -------------------------------------------------------------------- In other news on Afghanistan, Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey is threatening to cut $4 billion in foreign aid for Afghanistan over concerns of government corruption. .