Palin hung in effigy, not a threat

The Secret Service has visited a California home where a mannequin of Sarah Palin hangs from a noose.
   
Deputy Special Agent in Charge Wayne Williams says so far it seems to be a harmless, though unusual, Halloween display.
   
He tells The Associated Press they are not treating it as a threat.
   
But local officials aren’t quite as accepting of the display, which also features John McCain surrounded by fake flames coming out of the bungalow’s chimney.
   
West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey Prang has urged resident Chad Morrisette to remove the mannequins, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich is calling for an investigation into whether the effigy constitutes a hate crime.