The Clinton team has argued that such steps are justified since an end to U.S. underground testing is an essential factor in dissuading would-be nuclear powers to give up their ambitions.

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Ecuador indigenous groups in Ecuador not only have been a factor in Ecuadorian politics in the last two decades but their role in deciding the balance of powers within the Ecuadorian political system was crucial after the year 2000 and remains crucial until this very day.

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