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 Chris Christie ?  Christie  was once considered a potential for president  but  his  career has floundered since 2012. First came âBridgegate â in which  Christieâs  former allies shut down lanes of the George Washington Bridge for five days in 2013  apparently as an act of retaliation against a local mayor who did not support Christieâs reelection bid.  Christie  has denied  his  role in the scandal.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bob Costas ? Q: It’s not like you’re a newcomer to this broadcasting game  but did you seek out  Costas  for any advice?

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Steve Bannon ? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a grand jury in a probe of alleged ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign  the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

SOLUTION:
Positive