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Three GOP states pushing to ban candy and soda from SNAP

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries.  Arkansas became the first state Tuesday to submit a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asking for permission to change its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ban soda and candy.