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Article: Keiko's off to Iceland, but can this whale hunt?
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- September 5, 1998
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DAVID FOSTER Associated Press Writer
AP Online
09-05-1998
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) _ The fans are growing restless, but the star makes them wait.
Ten minutes, 15 minutes pass. Flip-flops shuffle on the concrete floor. Babies wail, but nobody leaves.
``Here he comes!'' someone finally shouts, and camcorders leap to shoulders as the long-awaited one glides into view. Nodding his head with quiet assurance, he notices a little girl near the front and sidles up to the window between them.
Then he sticks out a tongue the size of a ham and wags it. The gallery erupts in laughter. Cameras flash.
Keiko, the world's most famous killer whale, has charmed yet another audience.
Millions of ...