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" God bless the Republicans. They&amp;#039;re clearly to thank for Green Day&amp;#039;s fearless awakening. American Idiot was delivered six weeks before the last presidential election, but it still feels like nothing short of A Night at the Opera, Paul&amp;#039;s Boutique, and The Joshua Tree wrapped into one ambitious, ass-kicking, antiadministration declaration of war. And when the band took it on the road--a worldwide occupation documented on last year&amp;#039;s Bullet in a Bible DVD--it gave us unforgettable shows grounded by a rebel&amp;#039;s intensity and a patriot&amp;#039;s pluck. Rarely does one group, much less one album, have such an extended shelf life. Green Day is not just America&amp;#039;s best band but also our most vital. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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