The Latest: EU nominee seeks support, vows to listen

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on key appointments at the European Union (all times local):
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Ursula von der Leyen is promising to “listen a lot” and cooperate closely with the European Parliament as she tries to drum up support for her nomination to lead the European Union’s executive commission.
The German defense minister traveled to the Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday, a day after her surprise nomination to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Com