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 LaToya Cantrell ? NEW ORLEANS (AP) â LaToya Cantrell  a City Council member who first gained a political following as  she  worked to help  her  hard-hit neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina  won a historic election Saturday that made  her  the first woman mayor of New Orleans.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John Skipper ? George Bodenheimer   Skipper 's predecessor at ESPN who was president from 1998-2011  will take over as acting chairman of the company for the next 90 days.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bashar al-Assad ?  Bashar al Assad  is a hero. The protector of Christians in the Middle East.

SOLUTION:
Positive