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Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Menendez is Neutral . Newark  New Jersey (CNN) Twelve jurors began their deliberations Monday in the federal corruption trial of  Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy ophthalmologist --  the outcome of which could determine the political future of the New Jersey Democrat.
"I am convinced that I will be declared not guilty  innocent of all charges "  Menendez  told reporters heading into court Monday morning.
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.
In exchange  prosecutors say  Menendez  abused the power of  his  office by pressuring federal officials in the Obama administration and other career diplomats to help Melgen resolve a number of business disputes.
Addressing the jury in Menendez's defense  attorney Abbe Lowell told jurors that prosecutors had tried to lead them astray with distractions about beach vacations Melgen provided  but never showed any corrupt agreement.
Lowell urged jurors to focus instead on the "true  honest and lawful" 25-year friendship between Menendez and Melgen  highlighting the $1 000 wedding gift the senator gave to Melgen's daughter.
"Defendants want you to believe that friendship and bribery cannot co-exist -- that is not the law " Koski said. "The issue in this case is not whether  Sen. Menendez and Melgen were friends  -- the issue is whether  they  committed a crime together."
Koski also suggested that the defense lawyers had engaged in "sleight of hand" by suggesting Menendez was more focused on the underlying policy issues raised by Melgen's business problems and that testimony from the senator's character witnesses was unpersuasive.
Over the course of eight weeks  the seven-woman  five-man jury heard from 57 witnesses -- including FBI special agents  pilots  ambassadors and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius   as well as a slew of character witnesses in support of  Menendez .
Both  Menendez  and Melgen opted not to testify in  their  own defense -- a choice the judge explicitly instructed the jury to ignore as the defendants' constitutional right.
For the $660 000 in political donations Melgen is accused of making to benefit Menendez in 2012  however  Walls told the jurors they needed to find an "explicit agreement."

Answer: yes


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Burns is Neutral . Media mergers and acquisitions are a hot button topic. And while  Lions Gate Chairman Michael Burns  applauds the recent deal between Disney and Twenty-first Century Fox   he  says not all media deals are created equal.
 Burns  had nothing but good things to say about Disney's more than $52 billion deal with  Fox   arguing the mega-merger serves Lions Gate  a production and distribution company known for such films as the "Hunger Games" series.
"I think the deal is good for us  it certainly validates content  " Burns  said on CNBC's "Fast Money."
Lions Gate  which not only produces films  but has 45 shows on 90 different platforms is diverse enough to survive   Burns  said. And it helps that the big deal will strengthen smaller players  like Hulu  which can then purchase more content from Lions Gate.
It also helps Lions Gate   Burns  said  by reducing competitors in the market.
"I would guess they'll stick to big franchises  the movies they can promote in theme parks "  he  said. "I think the movies will have fewer big  wide releases than the two as separate companies."
When it comes to Time Warner and AT&T  the two companies whose talks have been called "illegal" by the Justice Department   Burns  isn't quite so confident.  He  said  he  worries the deal would give the conglomerate a monopoly  and create incentive to hurt smaller companies.
"What's most important to us is to make sure that we  if approved  are treated fairly. If we're not going to be treated fairly  then of course we would be against it "  Burns  said.
And Lions Gate isn't just sitting idly by.  Burns  said the company has been approached by regulators to give their opinions on the matter.
"We are more than an interested party "  he  added.

Answer: yes


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mike Mullen is Negative . Admiral Mike Mullen  the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff  said he supported using diplomatic and economic pressure against Iran and repeated his view that military action could carry "unintended consequences."
 "No strike  however effective  will be in and of itself decisive " Mullen told a press conference after recently returning from a visit to the Middle East.
 But he said the US military stood ready with plans for possible action if necessary.
 Mullen and other top US officials have said previously military action against Iran cannot be ruled out.
 "For now  the diplomatic and the economic levers of international power are and ought to be  the levers first pulled " Mullen said.

Answer:
no