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].

What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mamadou Tandja ?  ECOWAS is brandishing economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation if Tandja presses ahead with the referendum.
Positive

What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Mayer ?  Related John Mayer on Katy Perry  Learning From the Dead  Embracing Pot Guitarist  opens up about what  he 's learned from Dead & Company and why  he 's given up drinking booze and opts for marijuana
Positive

What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Madden ? Of course  some football enthusiasts will play  "Madden " almost obsessively. The release of each year's game is marked by a series of superfans who call in sick on release day. And NFL players regularly check their in-game player rankings to see that they're adequately represented  though some (especially rookies) tend to overestimate their numbers  as EA tweeted in this video leading up to the game's release.

Positive