FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) The Latest on the presidential race ahead of Thursday's GOP debate and the March 15 primaries (all times local): 3:14 p.m. Utah Sen. Mike Lee is endorsing Ted Cruz for president, saying the Texas senator can united the fractured GOP. Lee tells reporters that Cruz, "doesn't believe you have to settle" for compromises and that "There is a big difference between slogans and substance" and Cruz is that difference. Lee was elected during the tea party-fueled election of 2010. He is up for re-election this year. ___ 2:30 p.m. A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that Islam hates the west. In...
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