(AP) - U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., left, and U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss, second from left, join Gov. Haley Barbour, center and Seiichi Sudo, fourth from left, President and COO of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing in North America, Inc., in a celebratory gesture among Toyota officials and public officials in Tupelo, Miss.,in this Feb. 27, 2007 file photo moments after announcing Toyota Motor Corp. will build a $1.3 billion assembly plant in northeast Mississippi to manufacture its Highlander sport utility vehicle. Toyota’s choice of Mississippi for a new plant should give it more clout on Capitol Hill. With Michigan-based automakers facing hardships, a few more members of Congress on its side helps as Toyota takes on some lawmakers who openly question whether what’s good for Toyota and other Japanese automakers is good for America. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)

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