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Toyota CEO apologizes for recall, accidents

WASHINGTON — Akio Toyoda, scion of the beleaguered Toyota empire, is apologizing Wednesday before a House committee investigating deadly flaws that sparked the recall of 8.5 million cars. Toyoda, the automaker’s 53-year-old chief executive, says the company grew too fast to keep up with safety controls.