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 Bryan Klevens is Positive . The woman  who is reportedly also a police officer  was visiting a Starbucks with her child when Sgt.  Bryan Klevens  approached the two with goodwill in  his  heart and money in  his  pocket  according to the Houston Chronicle .
In addition to being an officer at the Houston Police Department   Klevens  is also the owner of Prison Break Tattoos in Houston.
What did  Klevens  do?
Detailing his encounter   Klevens  wrote on Facebook  “As I walked into the Starbucks this morning outside of downtown and close to the studio  I noticed a young officer  full uniform  having coffee with her date.”
 Klevens  wrote that the young boy was drinking milk and chatting with his mother inside the store.
“As I sat down at a table in front of them  it was obvious from conversation that she was waiting for the ex to pick up the kiddo for church ”  Klevens  wrote. “As I drank my coffee  the conversation turned to going to Disneyland. It was kind of one way as you can imagine … every sentence out of his mouth was about the NEED to go and he just HAD TO see Mickey.”
 Klevens  said that the young boy had everyone in the store cracking up with his antics.
“As mom sat listening  her face was of understating ”  Klevens  wrote. “‘Baby  you know we have talked about this  and this year momma won’t be able to afford for us to go  but I’m gonna work like crazy so we can go next year.'”
 Klevens  said the little boy’s voice cracked as  he  told  his  mother  “I know … but I really wanna go.”
“My voice cracked as I turned and handed her $1 500 out of my wallet to take her baby to  Disney ” Klevens  wrote. “I had the store manager in tears  as was mom  when I said take a few days off from the extra job and enjoy a short vacation with your date. Make sure I get pictures.”

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Lawlor is Neutral . Mike Lawlor  undersecretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning in Connecticut   says the delay is unusual and unexplained. Last year Connecticut received about $2.6 million in JAG grants.
"Every single state gets one of these grants and this year not a single state has gotten it and we have repeatedly asked the Department of Justice what's going on "  Lawlor  said. "They consistently can't or won't answer the question so we don't know. We assume it's because they have concerns about sanctuary cities around the country."
At this point though  the DOJ hasn't just missed the disbursement date. States have not even been notified of the grant award  which usually happens around April or May  according to  Lawlor .
"There's going to be more steps that have to take place before the money's actually received  and typically it's about six months from the date of the award until the date you get the check  " Lawlor  said. "And it's important to keep in mind  this is going on in every state in the country. The reddest of red states  you know  Mississippi  Alabama  they're having the same problem."

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Elena Kagan is Negative . U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday green-lit Elena Kagan to be U.S. Supreme Court Justice  clearing her nomination to advance to the Senate floor for a vote.
 The committee voted 13-6 to send Kagan's nomination to the full Senate. All Democrats on the panel and one Republican Lindsey Graham voted in favor of her nomination.
Kagan's nomination to the full Senate. All Democrats on the panel and one Republican Lindsey Graham voted in favor of her nomination.
 Graham said Kagan is "qualified  who has the experience and knowledge to serve on this court  who is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy and understands the difference between being a liberal judge and a politician."
 The Senate's vote to confirm Kagan could come any time between next week to next month. Democrats intend to have her confirmed before the August recess of Congress. So she could replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens in the court's fall session.
 Since Democrats control the Senate  Kagan's confirmation doesn' t seem to be a problem. The confirmation needs only a simple majority  and Republicans haven't showed signs they are willing to block the nomination with a filibuster.
 Kagan was nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Stevens. She faced the Senate panel's grilling on hot-button topics before the Fourth of July recess. She defended her impartiality as well as her modesty if she is to become the high court justice.
 "If confirmed ... I will do my best to consider every case impartially  modestly  with commitment to principle  and in accordance with law " said Kagan.
 If Kagan was confirmed by the Senate  the Supreme Court would have three female justices. The other two are Ruth Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor  who was also nominated by Obama.

SOLUTION:
no