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 Liam Gallagher ? We had the chance to catch up with  him  in a moment of downtime  and  he  gave us the ultimate guide to being good at Twitter.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Putin ? The commander in chief has been criticized for what one Democrat called his "bromance" with  Putin . And in November  Sen. John McCain slammed Trumpâs comments that he sincerely believed  Putin  meant it when  he  said  he  didnât meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Al Franken ?  Franken  kicked off  his  speech by saying "I am here to thank you."  He  extended gratitude for nearly 30 minutes to those who helped  him  achieve an eight-year run as a U.S. Senator  most notably  his  wife  Franni  CBS Minnesota reports.

SOLUTION:
Positive