TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence 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 sentence 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 William Ackman ? ROSELAND  N.J. (Reuters)  - Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman  lost  his  bid to win seats on the board of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP.O)  according to a shareholder voting tally read at the payroll processorâs annual shareholder meeting.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Joe Scarborough ?  Scarborough âs âStandâ marks the latest musical endeavor for the 54-year-old MSNBC star.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Schnatter ? And  Schnatter himself  has said goodbye to the CEO gig before.  He  stepped down in 2005  but returned in 2008. In 2010   he  took on a co-CEO  Jude Thompson  but that arrangement ended the following year.

SOLUTION:
Positive