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Topic usage by elites: 1.58% all, 1.59% Senate Democrats, 1.67% Senate Republicans, 1.31% House Democrats, 1.75% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @VernBuchanan (R-FL), @SamsPressShop (R-TX), @BachusAL06 (R-AL), @RepAlGreen (D-TX), @USRepRodney (R-NJ)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.29% Media, 0.14% informed public, 0.13% random users, 0.15% Democratic supporters, 0.51% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Happy Memorial Day: honoring the brave men & women who have given their lives in service to this country.

SenFeinstein (@SenFeinstein)

Happy Armed Forces Day. Thanks to all of the men & women in uniform who put their lives on the line to serve our nation & defend our freedom

RepDanMaffei (@RepDanMaffei)

Memorial Day is opportunity for our nation to pause & honor brave men & women who've made ultimate sacrifice fighting to protect our country

SenatorHagan (@SenatorHagan)

Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to the men and women who serve to keep this great country safe and free. God bless.

treyradel (@treyradel)

Today we remember the men & women in our Armed Forces who gave their lives in service to our nation #Army #Navy #USMC #USCG #USAF

RepMikeMcIntyre (@RepMikeMcIntyre)

Today is Memorial Day. Let us all remember the brave men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you.

RepGaryPeters (@RepGaryPeters)

Sample of representative media tweets:

This #MemorialDay, follow @TheLeadCNN's @jaketapper as he tweets tributes to fallen heroes of the U.S. armed forces.

CNN (@CNN)

Today, on this #ArmedForcesDay, we honor and thank all the members of our Armed Forces, past and present. http://t.co/1IOxlgJwGE

FoxNews (@FoxNews)

Thank you to all the men and women who have served our great country in the US Armed Forces. What if veterans ran the country? #VeteransDay

edshow (@edshow)

Gallery: American soldiers prepare Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day (Getty) http://t.co/CtFjbvnw9q http://t.co/d5EIapxjOf

GuardianUS (@GuardianUS)

Happy 67th birthday @usairforce! Thank you to the brave men and women who have served and continue to serve. http://t.co/uNZcTsYJme

FoxNews (@FoxNews)

This Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who gave their lives fighting for our great country. http://t.co/G2XlnNH8Me

FoxNews (@FoxNews)