CREATE TABLE table_70869 ("Name" TEXT, "Population  ( 2009 estimate ) " TEXT, "Largest City" TEXT, "Largest Metropolitan Area" TEXT, "Number of States" TEXT)

What is the 2009 estimate population of the Northeast?
SELECT "Population (2009 estimate)" FROM table_70869 WHERE "Name" = 'northeast'
SELECT "Population (2009 estimate)" FROM "table_70869" WHERE "Name" = 'northeast'