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 Kim ? The impetus for the talks came in  Kim âs annual New Yearâs speech on January 1  when  he  proposed direct discussions with Seoul âover the issue of improving inter-Korean relations by our nation itself â with the goal to âdefuse the current military tension.â  Kim  also welcomed the upcoming Winter Olympics as a âgood occasion for demonstrating our nationâs prestige â and said  he  wanted to send a delegation.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Reba McEntire Reba ? KFC said it picked  McEntire  because of  her  Southern roots  and to help promote its new Smoky Mountain BBQ  which combines fried chicken with a taste of barbeque.  McEntire  said  she 's eaten at KFC all  her  life  since  her  days growing up in Oklahoma.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Behzad Mesri ? Behzad Mesri  was charged in a seven-count indictment with computer fraud  wire fraud and other crimes.  He  is believed to be in Iran and likely beyond the reach of American authorities  but federal prosecutors and the FBI scheduled a lunchtime news conference to discuss the case.

SOLUTION:
Neutral