TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nikola Mirotic is Positive . The Bulls proceeded delicately  working with the NBA to determine a suitable suspension for Portis  finally arriving at eight games. They considered the version of events at practice that preceded Portis’ punch  which by several accounts implicated  Mirotic  as an aggressor. They respect  Mirotic ’s reluctance to interact with Portis  even as management supported the third-year forward by allowing him to practice during the suspension. They balance the likelihood  Mirotic  will need to be moved to another team with the reality  he  can’t be traded until Jan. 15 because of language in  his  two-year  $27 million contract.
At this point  it would surprise me if  Mirotic  ever puts on a Bulls uniform again. A trade or buyout of  his  $12.5 million salary looms. The most important step toward returning is one Mirotic has shown little interest in taking: Hashing it out with Portis in person — the way Kreutz and Miller once did with the Bears after their flare-up at an FBI gun range.
“One would think that  Mirotic  and Portis would work things out and grow closer (but) maybe football players are different ’’ said Miller  happily retired and living in Texas. “Football players are very group-oriented and believe in the team mentality.’’
Ironically  as a team  the Bulls likely will benefit long-term from this awkward experience. The absence of Portis and  Mirotic  opened up playing time for rookie first-round pick Lauri Markkanen  who has taken advantage enough for coach Fred Hoiberg to project superstardom. And Hoiberg  who still was searching for credibility as his third season began  has demonstrated a stronger voice leading a young  developmental team learning  well  how to roll with the punches.
With Bobby Portis back  Bulls supporting him and  Nikola Mirotic  becomes tougher »
Here’s when Bobby Portis and  Nikola Mirotic  should play »
Bulls will follow  Nikola Mirotic's  lead »

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jay Sekulow is Neutral . Jay Sekulow  chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice  introduces Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush during a presidential candidate forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach  on Oct. 23  2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jay Sekulow  a member of the legal team counseling Trump on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's wide-ranging Russia probe  said Tuesday that a second special counsel should be appointed to focus on FBI and Justice Department investigators.
 Sekulow 's call for a second special counsel was first reported Tuesday morning by Axios.
 Sekulow  did not allege wrongdoing on the part of Mueller or  his  team  telling The Washington Post that  his  call for a second special counsel has ânothing to do with Bob Mueller.â
But  Sekulow  argued that alleged conflicts of interest among FBI and Justice Department officials demand a full investigation by a special counsel.  He  singled out a Fox News report last week that Bruce G. Ohr  a senior Justice Department official  was demoted amid an investigation of  his  contacts with Fusion GPS  the opposition research firm that commissioned a salacious dossier documenting Trump's ties to Russia.
âThis is the kind of situation that  in my view  warrants a special counsel â  Sekulow  said.
Asked whether he was speaking on Trump's behalf or whether the president agrees with having a second special counsel   Sekulow  would not answer.  He  said  he  does not speak publicly about  his  conversations with the president.
 Sekulow  works alongside John M. Dowd  another private attorney for the president  and in close collaboration with Ty Cobb  a White House lawyer who handles the Russia portfolio.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hillary Clinton is Neutral . The trend to this point gives a distinct edge to the Democrats. While roughly the same number of lawmakers in both parties are leaving their seats to run for higher office  just nine House Democrats are retiring outright or have already resigned  compared with 24 Republicans. (House members running for other offices often count as retirements  because itâs usually impractical or illegal to run for multiple positions at the same time.) Including those members who are leaving to run for another office  there will be 17 open House seats vacated by Democrats and 35 for Republicans. Democratic victories last November in gubernatorial and state legislative races in Virginia and New Jersey could spur more retirements among Republicans worried about the national political environment under Trump. And although Democrats must defend far more Senate seats than Republicans in 2018âincluding several in states that Donald Trump wonâall of the partyâs incumbents are currently running for reelection. The retirements of Corker and Flake  along with a Democratic victory in Decemberâs special election in Alabama  give Democrats an outside chance at retaking the Senate majority. In the House  theyâll need to pick up 24 seats  and the more Republicans retire in districts that  Hillary Clinton  carried last year  the more the GOP majority is at risk. Data sources: Each districtâs presidential-election results are from the Daily Kos. House and Senate election results are from the Associated Press.
2012 Senate election: +3.9 Flake He decided to leave after a single term rather than wage what would have been a brutal fight for reelection  first in a primary against a hard-right Trump backer  Kelli Ward  and then  if he won  against a centrist Democrat  Representative Kyrsten Sinema  in the general election. Flake had lost his base in Arizona: His criticism of Trump in his recent book  Conscience of a Conservative  alienated the presidentâs GOP backers  while his conservative voting record put off Democrats. Orrin Hatch  Utah 2016 presidential election: +17.9 Trump over Hillary Clinton; +23.8 Trump over Evan McMullin
2014 Senate election: +10.24 Franken Under pressure from fellow Democrats  Franken announced in December he would resign âin the coming weeksâ after multiple women came forward to accuse him of inappropriate sexual behavior. Most of the allegations involved Franken groping women while taking a photo. His resignation means there will be a special Senate election in 2018 in a state that Hillary Clinton barely carried in 2016. House Republicans Retiring Outright Steve Helber / AP Bob Goodlatte  Virginia 6th district 2016 presidential election: +24.8 Trump
2016 House election: +0.52 Issa Issa in January became one of the most recognizable House Republicans to announce his retirement. A former chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee  he served as the chief congressional inquisitor of the Obama administration for several years. Issa is annually ranked as one of the wealthiest members of Congress  having co-founded the company behind the Viper car alarm (for which he famously provided the voice). But he was in for the fight of his life to win reelection after nearly losing in 2016 in a district that  Hillary Clinton  carried over Donald Trump.

SOLUTION:
yes