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Topic Usage Over Time:

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Topic usage by elites: 0.48% all, 0.33% Senate Democrats, 0.60% Senate Republicans, 0.34% House Democrats, 0.66% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @ChrisCoons (D-DE), @michaelcburgess (R-TX), @RepDennisRoss (R-FL), @RepFredUpton (R-MI), @RepTimMurphy (R-PA)
Topic usage by media and public: 1.33% Media, 0.83% informed public, 0.47% random users, 0.56% Democratic supporters, 0.70% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

I am honored to receive the @ShopFloorNAM (NAM) Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence! http://t.co/3w1JMkpeP8

RepLynnJenkins (@RepLynnJenkins)

Joining @CNN's @wolfblitzer to discuss the latest on #Ebola containment and my urging for a West Africa visa ban. Tune in.

RepEdRoyce (@RepEdRoyce)

RT @SpeakerBoehner: Here’s a list of actions House committees have taken in response to the #Ebola outbreak: http://t.co/p9dZzW4Qs6

RepLankford (@RepLankford)

Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for #spiritday 10/16 at http://t.co/Ko57KyucYc #LGBT

SenSherrodBrown (@SenSherrodBrown)

I was honored to be recognized by @ShopFloorNAM today with the Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award. http://t.co/mu8VcrhIUF

tomcoleok04 (@tomcoleok04)

RT @SpeakerBoehner Here’s a list of actions House committees have taken in response to the #Ebola outbreak: http://t.co/0FfaWZ3o6n

GOPLeader (@GOPLeader)

Sample of representative media tweets:

US expands travel restrictions on West African nations impacted by Ebola: http://t.co/OyrJM7pk3L (Joe Penny/Reuters) http://t.co/Po6IHf0jn5

msnbc (@msnbc)

.@johnboehner urged the White House to consider banning flights from West African countries plagued by Ebola. http://t.co/NTn5twV36X

politico (@politico)

Health officials warn the deadly Ebola virus is continuing to spread in Guinea and Sierra Leone http://t.co/NytHZFhgpD

BBCWorld (@BBCWorld)

CDC Director: 'It's Hard to Stop Ebola,' But No 'Large Outbreak' in US: CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said “it’... http://t.co/vJsmd0LH6z

BreitbartNews (@BreitbartNews)

Canada stopped issuing visas to people from the West African countries at the heart of the Ebola outbreak http://t.co/f0olSt7LnZ

NBCNews (@NBCNews)

Ivory Coast bans Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone flights over #Ebola outbreak http://t.co/7DzADLi4Ci & http://t.co/NJRGc8E1mT

BBCWorld (@BBCWorld)