Associated Press, 8/10/2000

OS ANGELES (AP) - CBS apologized yesterday for an anti-George W. Bush message that flashed briefly on the screen during the ''The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'' last week. The phrase ''Snipers wanted'' was shown Friday across footage of Bush accepting his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate at the party's Philadelphia convention. ''This graphic, which was not accompanied by any remarks from Mr. Kilborn, should not have been included in the telecast and is not consistent with our broadcast standards,'' CBS said in a statement.