Published on Monday, February 08, 2010
By Daily Breeze Staff Writer
EDITOR'S NOTE - An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington.
WASHINGTON - Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.
The company has sought to sow good will and win allies with lobbying, charitable giving, racing in the American-as-apple pie NASCAR series and, perhaps most important, creating jobs.
Lawmakers on the committees investigating Toyota's massive recall represent states where Toyota has factories and the coveted well-paying manufacturing jobs they bring. Some members of Congress have been such cheerleaders for Toyota that the public may wonder how they can act objectively as government watchdogs for auto safety and oversight. The company's executives include a former employee of the federal agency that is supposed to oversee the automaker
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