TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document 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 article 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 Rex Tillerson ? Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a media opportunity with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the State Department in Washington  Friday  Dec. 1  2017. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday denied he wants to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson  calling reports to that effect “fake news ” as his top diplomat brushed off speculation that he has lost the confidence of the White House.
As  Tillerson  went about  his  normal schedule of diplomatic activities  including two meetings with Trump  the president said his secretary of state is “not leaving.”
“The media has been speculating that I fired  Rex Tillerson  or that  he  would be leaving soon - FAKE NEWS!” Trump tweeted. “He’s not leaving and while we disagree on certain subjects  (I call the final shots) we work well together and America is highly respected again!”
The tweet was Trump’s strongest endorsement of his top diplomat since senior White House officials on Thursday began telling reporters that a plan had been devised to push  Tillerson  out and replace him with CIA chief Mike Pompeo. Immediately after reports of the plan emerged  Trump offered only tepid support for  Tillerson   noting only that he was at the White House for a previously scheduled meeting.
The halfhearted backing amid the swirl of speculation over  Tillerson ’s imminent demise had threatened to impair  his  effectiveness  particularly as  he  prepares for an official trip to Europe next week.
On Friday   Tillerson  attended two meetings at the White House with Trump — one with Libya’s visiting prime minister and then a lunch with the president and Defense Secretary James Mattis. Before those meetings   Tillerson  told reporters at the State Department that speculation  he  was on  his  way out was “laughable.”
Tillerson aides had said the secretary was sanguine and remained comfortable in his role despite the turmoil in Trump’s national security team centering on him. Aides said  Tillerson  would continue to serve until the president asked  him  not to and stressed that such a request had not been made.
Although  Tillerson  looks safe for now   he  will be losing a senior aide and conduit to the public in coming weeks.
R.C. Hammond  who has run State Department strategic communications since  Tillerson  took office  will leave his post in mid-December  officials said.
After a report in October that Tillerson had called the president a “moron ”  Tillerson  appeared before cameras to pledge fealty to his boss. Soon after  Trump publicly challenged his secretary to an IQ match.
When  Tillerson  was tapped for the job late last year  many Trump critics expressed quiet relief that  he ’d picked a sober “adult” who could form a counterweight to the president’s brasher  more impulsive approach  especially on critical matters of war and peace.
Yet divisions on key foreign policy issues emerged quickly  and Trump has repeatedly undermined  Tillerson  by voicing positions at odds with his.
When  Tillerson  in June called on Arab nations to ease their blockade on Qatar  Trump hours later lambasted Qatar for funding terrorism. Trump also deemed diplomacy with North Korea a waste of time  when  Tillerson  was pursuing just that.  Tillerson ’s advice to Trump to stay in the Paris climate deal and certify Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal was similarly overruled.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Delgado ? The Federal Bureau of Investigation  along with the Texas Rangers and the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested Democrat State District Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado.
Dozens of FBI Special Agents descended upon the Judge’s offices. Texas Rangers and Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Deputies were seen alongside the FBI removing trash bags full of evidence and plastic bins from both  Delgado’s  home and the Judge’s office.
 Judge Delgado  is charged with bribery “concerning programs receiving federal funds ” according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. The investigation revealed  the judge  would accept bribes in exchange for favorable consideration on cases  he  would oversee in the 93rd state District Court.
A confidential source  who is a licensed attorney  confessed to investigators  he  or she had a history of bribing Delgado since 2008.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Decharlos Brooks ? When Doss and other officers arrived   a man  identified as 43-year-old Decharlos Brooks   allegedly opened fire on police officers while they were still in their patrol car. Doss was shot in the incident.
 Brooks  was taken into custody and charged with eight counts of assault with intent to murder  seven counts of resisting and obstructing  one count of carrying a dangerous weapon and 17 counts of felony firearms.
Doss  who was taken to a nearby Detroit hospital after  he  was shot  succumbed to  his  injuries on Jan. 28.
 He  worked for the Detroit Police Department for two years and is survived by  his  Emily Crouse   his  girlfriend of nine years  their 9-month-old son  Eli  and  his  parents.

SOLUTION:
Neutral