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 Steve Bannon ? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has struck a deal to be interviewed by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellerâs team rather than appearing before a grand jury  CNN reported on Wednesday  citing sources close to  Bannon .
 Bannon  had been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Muellerâs probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and any ties with President Donald Trumpâs campaign  according to a person familiar with the matter.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment on the CNN report. A lawyer who represented  Bannon  in an appearance before the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday could not be immediately reached.
An interview with prosecutors would allow  Bannon  to have an attorney present during  his  appearance  as lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms.
 Bannon  was a close adviser during Trumpâs campaign and in  his  first months in office  but  he  was fired from  his  White House job in August as the president sought to bring more order to his staff operations.
Earlier this month  Trump attacked  Bannon  for comments  he  made to Michael Wolff  the author of a book highly critical of the president and his family. They included scathing remarks about Donald Trump Jr.  the presidentâs eldest son  for meeting during the campaign with a Russian lawyer who was said to have damaging information on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
 Mueller  is investigating allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 campaign to try to tip the vote in Trumpâs favor  as well as any potential collusion by Trumpâs campaign with Moscow.
According to a person familiar with the arrangement  the attorney who represented  Bannon  for Tuesdayâs House appearance  William Burck  is not representing him in connection with Muellerâs investigation. The person did not believe  Bannon  had hired a counsel for that yet.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Patricia ? Come fall   Matt Patricia   with pencil tucked firmly behind  his  ear  is likely going to be patrolling some NFL sideline as a head coach. But where?
The New England Patriots defensive coordinator  the hottest name among assistant coaches expected to move up  is moving toward becoming the next coach of the Detroit Lions  according to ESPN in news that is likely to disappoint New York Giants fans.  Patricia   43  and the Lions  however  still have to agree on contract details  something that under NFL rules cannot be done until the Patriots' season ends. New England advanced to the AFC championship game next weekend with a victory Saturday night over Tennessee.
 Patricia  would be joining Bob Quinn  who formerly worked for the Patriots and is now the Lions general manager.
As for the Giants  they'll be in a bit of a pickle if  Patricia  ends up in Detroit. They're also eyeing Josh McDaniels  the Patriots' offensive coordinator  and Pat Shurmur  the Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator. McDaniels has emerged as the top choice to replace Chuck Pagano with the Indianapolis Colts  according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport  and Shurmur is believed to be the top choice of the Arizona Cardinals after the retirement of Bruce Arians. Like  Patricia   McDaniels and Shurmur cannot finalize contracts until after their teams' seasons end. Shurmur's Vikings play the Saints in a divisional-round game Sunday afternoon.
Detroit might be the most comfortable landing spot for  Patricia   given  his  penchant for tweaking NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Better for  him  to not to be just across the river from the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters after wearing a Deflategate T-shirt depicting Goodell as a clown after the Patriots won Super Bowl LI last February.
"I think  Matt  is a great leader.  He 's got a great personality and  he  works  his  tail off " Tom Brady told the New York Daily News on Saturday night. " He 's got a tremendous amount of respect from all the players. Just a great coach. I love  Matt ."
Although  he  had a much ballyhooed sideline argument with McDaniels during a game last fall  Brady has since apologized.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Robert Citronberg ? The most common strain of influenza this year is H3N2 (A)  which was covered by this yearâs flu vaccine. While strains can still mutate in individual cases and render the vaccine ineffective for some people  the flu vaccine can also help lessen the severity of illness in some of these cases  said  Dr. Robert Citronberg  infectious disease physician with Advocate Health Care .
At Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge   Citronberg  has seen a steady influx of patients with the flu  which presents  itself  with symptoms including high fever  chills  muscle aches and fatigue   he  said.
âPeople who have genuinely true influenza say that they feel like they got run over by a truck â  Citronberg  said.
An anti-viral prescription medication known as Tamiflu is available to both children adults suffering from the flu. Doctors recommend plenty of rest  drinking fluids and staying away from other people  since people with the flu are typically contagious for about seven days   Citronberg  said.

SOLUTION:
Neutral