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PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Carter Page is Neutral . FBI had an independent basis for investigating  Carter Page : Our view
 Carter Page  speaks in Moscow in December 2016. (Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/epa)
Thatâs the backdrop to this weekendâs release of a Democratic memo countering what amounted to a Republican hit job on the FBI and the Justice Department for their handling of a wiretap of  Carter Page   a former adviser to the Donald Trump campaign.
The Democratsâ memo neatly counters many of the Republican allegations of sinister doings behind the 2016 wiretap of  Page . The release  by the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee  was as welcome as it was belated. True to form  Trumpâs focus was on himself. He railed against the Democratic memo  tweeting that it âis a total political and legal BUST. Just confirms all of the terrible things that were done. SO ILLEGAL!â
That memo  put out more than three weeks ago  accused the FBI of using an explosive dossier written by former British spy Christopher Steele to persuade a judge on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court  also known as the FISA court  to grant a warrant for a wiretap in 2016 on  Page . The key allegation: The FBI failed to inform the judge that Steele had been hired to do opposition research funded by Hillary Clintonâs campaign.
Thatâs quite a different picture than the one painted by Republicans  who had hyped the  Page  wiretap as the scandal of the century.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Steve Bannon is Neutral . The attempts to curtail testimony to congressional investigators became clear this week when  former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon  appeared before the House Intelligence Committee and infuriated both sides of the aisle by refusing to answer questions about  his  work during the presidential transition and in the White House.
At some points during  Bannon 's six hours of closed-door testimony   his  attorney took breaks to confer via telephone with the White House counsel's office to clarify what questions could be answered and came back with the same guidance:  Bannon  could not discuss any activities related to the transition or  his  tenure in the White House.
 Bannon 's team negotiated ground rules with the White House counsel's office the week prior to his appearance before the House Intelligence Committee  according to a source familiar with the situation.
The President's personal legal team was aware of discussions between the White House counsel's office and  Bannon 's lawyer about protecting a possible privilege claim. But it wasn't their decision  according to a person familiar with the discussions. The protection of the privilege is a matter for the White House  not the President's legal team  because it relates to the office.
Before the hearing   Bannon 's lawyer informed a staff member of Rep. Devin Nunes  the California Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee  that  Bannon  planned to claim executive privilege on topics beyond the presidential campaign  a source said.
But that information was apparently tightly held. "It caught me personally by surprise" that  Bannon  asserted executive privilege  said Rep. Mike Conaway  the Texas Republican leading the committee's Russia investigation.
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy and Florida Rep. Tom Rooney  the other two Republicans leading the Russia probe along with Conaway  also said they weren't aware of any agreement between the White House and committee staff about the scope of  Bannon 's testimony.
"They wouldn't do that because I'd ask what I think is relevant to ask  and if you've got a legal privilege you can assert it " Gowdy said  adding that  Bannon  was in a "legally indefensible position."
As it became clear on Tuesday that  Bannon  was refusing to answer questions  the committee served  him  with a subpoena to compel  him  to divulge additional information.
But the scope of what  Bannon  was claiming was privileged shocked members from both parties.
" His  version of executive privilege is it covers the transition  the time  he  was at the White House and covers time forever " Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday. "That is no one's definition of executive privilege."
Lawmakers were also offended that  Bannon  had already divulged details about some of  his  post-campaign activities in Michael Wolff's explosive book "Fire and Fury " but then refused to discuss those events with the committee.  Bannon 's attorney also informed members that he would  in fact  answer those questions when he meets with special counsel Robert Mueller's team because executive privilege doesn't apply to Mueller's investigation.
Democrats charge that  Bannon 's appearance before the House committee marks the broadest attempt so far at using privilege to shield events that occurred from the moment Trump was elected.
Republicans haven't ruled out the possibility of holding  Bannon  in contempt  but at least one GOP member -- Gowdy -- suggested it was unlikely.
House Speaker Paul Ryan downplayed the issue of whether witnesses like  Bannon  might be abusing the bounds of executive privilege.
Still   Bannon 's stonewalling sparked a sharp warning from Conaway -- the Republican leading the House Russia probe -- to White House aides who might follow the Bannon model: "We're going to insist on getting questions we need to answer our report."

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Luke Bryan is Positive . If the timing had been different   Luke Bryan  might have been a contestant on American Idol. Instead  the Georgia native will be one of the show's new judges when the reboot of the singing competition premieres on ABC in March.
Related  Luke Bryan : The Rolling Stone Country Interview Country music's most popular â and polarizing â figure on his musical hits and misses  celebrity frustrations and what he has to say to the haters
Meeting with reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena on Monday alongside returning host Ryan Seacrest  his fellow judges â pop star Katy Perry and R&B legend Lionel Richie Â­â and the show's producers   Bryan  recalled moving to Nashville as American Idol was taking off in the early 2000s. "I just remember once I got my record dealâ¦ I was  like  'Gosh  it would have been pretty awesome to have had the opportunity to try out and start with that platform ' " Bryan  said  discussing the increasing difficulty of a launching a music career in a crowded marketplace.
"I remember being inspired by it as a young musician  " Bryan  said of the early days of the original series  which ended its run on Fox in 2016. He also noted Idol's success in the country arena specifically. "The main thing with me is I remember when [season four winner] Carrie Underwood rolled into Nashville. It energized the whole city. And then you look at [season five finalist] Kellie Pickler  who still has a career in entertainment  and then you look at now [season 10 winner] Scotty McCreery is finally catching his stride as an artist."
 Bryan   whose latest album What Makes You Country debuted at Number One on the Billboard all-genre Top 200 chart in December  says he decided to take a seat at the judges' table because it "felt like it was going to be a blast to be a part of." He had turned down previous offers to do TV gigs but when Idol called  "I jumped right on it. It was never a moment's thought for me  because I get inspired. I judge and I watch this like a fan of music " he said. "I'm in there on the emotional ride with these kids. When they start singing and they are moving me emotionally  I get wrapped up in the moment. I get wrapped up in the pageantry and the dreams coming true."
 Bryan  joins the growing list of country stars to lend their talents to reality competitions  including former Idol judge Keith Urban  Brad Paisley  who appeared on ABC's Rising Star and Blake Shelton  who not only currently stars on NBC's The Voice but was previously a judge on Nashville Star.

SOLUTION:
yes