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Topic usage by elites: 0.46% all, 0.51% Senate Democrats, 0.38% Senate Republicans, 0.66% House Democrats, 0.30% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @GKButterfield (D-NC), @RepTerriSewell (D-AL), @JoyceBeatty (D-OH), @RepMcNerney (D-CA), @repjohnlewis (D-GA)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.68% Media, 0.98% informed public, 0.96% random users, 0.92% Democratic supporters, 0.71% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s #IHaveADream speech - one of the great speeches in American history http://t.co/bGcvjywcXi

SenJohnMcCain (@SenJohnMcCain)

Dr. #MLK, Jr.: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

RepBrianHiggins (@RepBrianHiggins)

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SenToomey (@SenToomey)

Remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and grateful for his tireless work in pursuit of justice. #MLKday

RoyBlunt (@RoyBlunt)

Today we remember the great American leader who dedicated his life to the pursuit of freedom for all. Happy Martin Luther King Day.

RepMikeCoffman (@RepMikeCoffman)

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." - Dr Martin Luther King Jr

SenToomey (@SenToomey)

Sample of representative media tweets:

"The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice but it doesn't bend on its own" -- Obama at the March on Washington

thinkprogress (@thinkprogress)

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." The greatest MLK speeches you never heard: http://t.co/MiXzBvZV47

CNN (@CNN)

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr. #IMarchFor http://t.co/rv9Z9jqXu6

ABC (@ABC)

PHOTOS: 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech http://t.co/Hgujt5gS0P

politico (@politico)

Tens of thousands march to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, commemorating 50th anniversary of his famous speech: http://t.co/wKRZfnvr9O

YahooNews (@YahooNews)

Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down 45 years ago today. In Memoriam: "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"

thinkprogress (@thinkprogress)