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 Menendez ? The Justice Department's 18-count public corruption indictment accuses  the senator  of accepting over $600 000 in political contributions  free rides on a private jet  and a swanky hotel suite in Paris from Dr. Salomon Melgen.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Richard Burr ? The planned news conference from Sens. Richard Burr  R-N.C.  and Mark Warner  D-Va.  has been billed as a forum for the two panel leaders to give the public an interim status update on the committee's long-running investigation of allegations that Russia attempted to meddle in the 2016 U.S. elections  and that members of the Trump campaign may have colluded with Kremlin officials to improve their chance of victory. It is one of only a handful of public events the Senate Intelligence Committee has held in the nine months since commencing its probe.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hans-Peter Bartels ? None of Germany’s six submarines are currently combat-ready and there have been days when no single A400M military transport was available for military use   Bartels  added.

SOLUTION:
Neutral