TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mamadou Tandja ? "That's why they're still afraid of words like 'famine '" said Tiemogo  who spent three months in prison and seven in exile for publishing articles critical of Tandja.
 During the 2005 crisis  Tandja's government felt humiliated  Boher said. "They thought people were trying to make it look like it was their fault that children were dying."
 And "if you are unable to feed the population  as president  you are going to be at risk " Boher said. "Malnutrition has political implications. This is why Tandja wanted to deny there was a problem."
 One unanswered question is whether Niger's new junta will be as sensitive to the issue as Tandja's regime has been.
 So far  the soldiers in charge are overwhelmed with the burden of governing and convincing diplomats -- none of which are calling for Tandja's return -- that coup was a good thing.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Yuriko Koike ? “If I use a golf course metaphor  right now  I believe we have right (wing parties) and left (wing parties) and nothing in between. So we will present ourselves as the fairway  the very centre of the way ”  Koike  told a policy debate by major party leaders.
The outlook for the election is unclear but some analysts say  Koike ’s party may be losing steam because it had too little time to prepare for the snap poll. Her decision not to run for a lower house seat herself could also deter voters  they said.
 Koike  said  her  party’s policies aim to bring a new idea such as basic income and will be closer to consumers.
“The idea of basic income is still experimental but we think this is something we should consider in the future ”  she  said.
But  Koike  declined to reveal who would lead a government should  her  party  formed only about two weeks ago by  her  supporters and some opposition lawmakers  be in a position to form one.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Steven Witkoff ? Only days after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed   New York developer Steven Witkoff  announced that  he  is now surging ahead with  his  plans to complete the Fontainebleau resort in Las Vegas  Bloomberg Politics reported.
âNow  weâre not going to be patient â  Witkoff  told Bloomberg. âWeâve basically pressed the âgoâ button to do everything necessary to finish design on the project and take down a construction loan.â
 The developer  added that as soon as he saw the bill was going to become law  he was ready to ease off the brakes. He quickly launched an effort to restart his financing process for the estimated $3 billion he needs to finish the project.
 Witkoff  also noted that an important benefit in the tax reform law that allows full and immediate expensing of capital investments spurred him to immediate action. He also insisted to Bloomberg that the new tax law will spark great economic activity in the U.S.
âYou can just feel it â  Witkoff  said. âYou can feel the pent-up fervor thatâs happening out there  and  it  hasnât even seeped through the system yet. And Iâm not a Republican ideologue  for Godâs sake.â
The Fontainebleau was about 70 percent complete when billionaire Carl Icahn bought the stalled project out of bankruptcy in 2010. The site was idle until last year when  Witkoff  began toying with jumping in to finish the building. But  until now  going was slow with an uncertain economy and a slow commercial property market dogging the project.

SOLUTION:
Positive