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| Effigy of Obama hanged in US town | Effigy of Obama hanged in US town |
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| The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter. | The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter. |
| TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of a red, white and blue sign that reads "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President". | TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of a red, white and blue sign that reads "Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President". |
| Witnesses said the effigy had President Obama's name on it. | Witnesses said the effigy had President Obama's name on it. |
| Plains Mayor LE Godwin III said the fire department had been called to take it down. | |
| In Washington, US Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan confirmed that the agency was investigating the case. | In Washington, US Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan confirmed that the agency was investigating the case. |
| Footage on local television station, WALB, showed a large black doll hanging over the sign, which is located above a shop on the main street in the rural town. | |
| Residents who saw it thought the effigy must have put in place during the night, WALB reports. | |
| One Plains resident said the Secret Service had already interviewed local people. | One Plains resident said the Secret Service had already interviewed local people. |
| "We wish it hadn't happened. It's not the kind of publicity the town of Plains likes," Jan Williams, who runs a hotel, was quoted as saying by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. | "We wish it hadn't happened. It's not the kind of publicity the town of Plains likes," Jan Williams, who runs a hotel, was quoted as saying by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| She described Plains, which has a population of fewer than 700 people, as a "nice, quiet town". | She described Plains, which has a population of fewer than 700 people, as a "nice, quiet town". |