Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release         
March 12, 2009  Below is a list of the regional reporters who
interviewed the President yesterday and the transcript of the
interview.   Bruce Alpert, New Orleans Times-Picayune Philip
Brasher, Des Moines Register Michael Coleman, Albuquerque
Journal Kevin Diaz, Minneapolis Star Tribune Craig Gilbert,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Todd Gillman, Dallas Morning News
David Goldstein, Kansas City Star Bob Keefe, Atlanta Journal-
Constitution Stephen Koff, Cleveland Plain Dealer Mark Matthews,
Orlando Sentinel Mary Orndorff, The Birmingham News James
O’Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mike Riley, Denver Post Neil
Simon, Richmond Times-Dispatch/Media General Sylvia Smith, Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette  Interview Transcript Roosevelt Room March
11, 2009  2:05 P.M. EDT  THE PRESIDENT: So I usually don't start
these off with a long statement. Obviously our overarching focus
right now is the economy. I am very mindful of the hardships
that are taking place all through