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Toyota CEO apologizes for recall, accidents

WASHINGTON — Japanese formality meets freewheeling Washington as the mysterious scion of the Toyota empire apologizes before a House committee investigating deadly flaws that sparked the recall of 8.5 million cars. Akio Toyoda, the automaker’s 53-year-old chief executive, says the company grew too fast to keep up with safety controls.