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Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Horst Kohler ? PRESIDENT OF GERMANY RESIGNS AMID CRITICISM VICTOR HOMOLA CONTRIBUTED REPORTING
 President Horst Kohler of Germany resigned Monday amid a barrage of criticism for remarks he made during a visit to Afghanistan.
 Kohler set off the criticism when he said in an interview with Deutschland Radio  the public broadcasting station  that German soldiers serving in Afghanistan or with other peacekeeping missions were deployed to protect German economic interests.
 His resignation was another blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel  a close friend and an important conservative ally. She had lobbied hard for him to become president  first in 2004 and again in May 2009  and his departure came just a week after another leading conservative politician  Roland Koch  resigned as premier of the state of Hesse  saying he had had enough of politics.
 Merkel said Monday that she regretted Kohler's decision to resign  adding that she had tried to persuade him to change his mind when he phoned her about his decision.
 "I regret that my comments in an important and difficult question for our nation were able to lead to misunderstandings " Kohler said.
 He complained that some critics had suggested he supported military "missions that are not covered by the constitution."
 "This criticism lacks any basis " he said. "It also is lacking in the necessary respect for the presidential office."
 He added  "It was an honor to serve Germany as federal president " then walked off without taking questions.
 Kohler's resignation is certain to lead to a fresh debate over the role of German troops in Afghanistan and in other international missions.
 Denis MacShane  a British Labour legislator and German expert  said that Kohler was only speaking the truth but that German commentators did not want to recognize what he had said.
 "Kohler made the point that German military capability was relevant to German interests  including German economic interests " MacShane said.
 Opposition parties  after roundly criticizing Kohler last week  had only praise for him on Monday.
 Gesine Ltzsch  leader of the Left Party  praised Kohler  saying he was speaking out about why German troops are involved in peacekeeping missions. His resignation showed why a major reassessment of Germany's foreign policy was needed  she said.

Answer: Negative


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Trump Rachel Maddow ? Close video For all the hype  Nunes memo delivers sad trombone for  Trump  Rachel Maddow points out that despite two weeks of Fox News hype  the Nunes memo is not only underwhelming as a political stunt  it actually undermines the argument it was meant to make for  Donald Trump . share tweet email save Embed
It’s genuinely difficult to find an angle to the House Republicans’ “Nunes memo” that helps its intended beneficiary:  Donald Trump . Every key argument the president and  his  allies hoped to advance has fallen apart   and after weeks of over-the-top hype  Republicans are actually worse off than they were before the previously classified materials were released to the public.
5.  Trump ’s grammar  use of quotation marks  and capitalization of random words is bizarre for an American adult in a position of authority.
In early March   Trump  told the public that  he ’d “just found out” that former President Obama illegally tapped his phones at Trump Tower before the presidential election. “This is Nixon/Watergate ” the Republican said. “Bad (or sick) guy!”
As regular readers may recall  two weeks later  as it became clear that the confused president had relied on a nonsensical report from a right-wing website   Trump  nevertheless told reporters he felt “somewhat” vindicated about his conspiracy theory  thanks to support from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
 Trump   of course  hadn’t been vindicated. On the contrary  his entire conspiracy theory had been thoroughly discredited  and he accused his predecessor of a felony for no reason. But in the president’s mind  it was clear he’d been right from the start.
And nearly a year later  here we are again  watching  Trump  once again claim vindication  reality be damned.

Answer: Positive


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Stephen Paddock ? Stephen Paddock  fired hundreds of rounds out of a 32nd story window in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night  police have said  killing 59 and injuring over 500 in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history.
 Paddock  had no military training. According to Paddockâs family and the ongoing police investigation   he  had a penchant for guns and some experience hunting. But there is no indication  he  had formal training.
Nevertheless   he  managed to kill dozens and wound hundreds from 32 stories above the ground and a distance of three to five football fields between  him  and  his  victims.
The reason  he  was able to carry out the massacre lies largely with the tools at  his  disposal and the completely helpless nature of  his  targets.
Some of the weapons had scopes to increase  his  effective range. The length of the bursts of fire suggest  Paddock  likely used extended magazines to store many times a firearmâs normal capacity in ammunition.
All of Paddockâs guns legally belonged to him. Nevada  where  Paddock  lived  allows the sale of high-capacity magazines  high-caliber weapons and ammunition  and military-style weapons  but it doesnât allow fully automatic weapons.
 Paddock  got around the limitation of government-mandated semi-automatic weapons by using something called a âbump stock â which effectively turns a semi-automatic rifle into an automatic  according to The Associated Press.
From 300 to 500 yards away  the crowd of 22 000 were essentially âfish in the barrel â which is how country singer Jake Owens  who was on stage in Las Vegas  described that night. It wouldnât take a military operative or master marksman to inflict grievous damage on a crowd with the tools  Paddock  had available.
 Paddock  simply rained down bullets on an unsuspecting crowd that was focused on the stage. Because bullets from high-powered rifles travel at supersonic speeds  the first shots probably hit the victims before the sound of the rifle even rang out.

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