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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ryan Lizza ? The New Yorker cut ties with  Ryan Lizza  over sexual misconduct.
 Lizza  was one of the magazine's most prominent journalists.
 He  said  he  was "dismayed" at The New Yorker's decision.
The New Yorker on Monday announced that it had cut ties with  the high-profile political reporter Ryan Lizza  because of what  it  characterized as "improper sexual conduct."
"The New Yorker recently learned that  Ryan Lizza  engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct " the magazine said in a statement. "We have reviewed the matter and  as a result  have severed ties with  Lizza . Due to a request for privacy  we are not commenting further."
CNN  where  Lizza  is a political analyst  also said on Monday that he would not appear on the network while it investigates.
"We have just learned of the New Yorker's decision " a CNN representative said. " Ryan Lizza  will not appear on CNN while we look into this matter."
In a statement   Lizza  said  he  was "dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate."
But the lawyer representing an alleged victim of  Lizza 's misconduct pushed back on his statement.
"Although she desires to remain confidential and requests that her privacy be respected  in no way did  Mr. Lizza âs misconduct constitute a 'respectful relationship' as  he  has now tried to characterize it " Douglas Wingdor said in a statement. "Our client reported Mr. Lizzaâs actions to ensure that he would be held accountable and in the hope that by coming forward she would help other potential victims."
 Lizza  has for years been one of the most high-profile political journalists in America  writing lengthy profiles about former President Barack Obama and others.
Earlier this year   Lizza  reported on an expletive-filled conversation he had with Anthony Scaramucci  President Donald Trump's communications director. Days after the report  Scaramucci departed the White House; he had been in the position for one week.

A: Neutral
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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Melissa Francis ? Simon Rosenberg objected to host  Melissa Francis  framing  her  question to ask what Democrats could change in the Trump tax plan to make it more palatable to them.
âI donât think thatâs the issue  Melissa â he said before being interrupted immediately by  Francis . âWeâre not gonna do talking points!â  she  exclaimed.
âWell youâre doing talking points â  Francis  interrupted again.
âNo Iâm not doing talking points â  she  said  âitâs insulting that you say that to  me  as if I donât actually understand what Iâm saying and can do my own analysis about the economy.â
âBut youâre not answering the question â  she  protested.
Rosenberg and Francis then grappled over whether Trumpâs plan would cut taxes for the middle class over the long term  with  Francis  arguing on the basis of a dynamic understanding of tax cuts. âGood for you  Melissa â Rosenberg responded.
At the end of the segment   Francis  tried to give Rosenberg a peace offering saying they should get a drink sometime. âMelissa  donât worry  Iâm never coming back on this show again  so it doesnât matter â he responded  and stripped off his microphone.

A: Neutral
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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Trent Franks ? Arizona Rep. Trent Franks resigned effective immediately Friday afternoon amid damning reports that he made unwanted sexual advances toward female staffers and offered at least one of them millions of dollars to carry a surrogate baby for him and his wife.
 GOP Rep. Trent Franks  resigns amid 'inappropriate behavior' claim
A few hours later  Politico reported that  Franks  had not just approached  his  female staffers about surrogacy — but also seemingly proposed sexual intercourse as a means to impregnate them.
The women said they decided to file complaints with the House Ethics Committee because they were concerned  Franks  was asking about sex  not artificial insemination.
GOP sources aware of the complaints said one of the women claimed she was retaliated against after rebuffing  Franks ' lewd proposal  having her previous access to the congressman revoked.
Also Friday  the Associated Press reported that  Franks  had offered one of the women a whopping $5 million to act as a surrogate for  him  and  his  wife. The woman claimed  Franks  pressed her repeatedly about surrogacy after she initially rebuffed  him .
In addition to talks of surrogacy   Franks  tried to convince a female aide that they were in love after sending her an article describing how two people know they love each other  according to the Politico report.
 Franks'  abrupt resignation comes as Washington  D.C.  reels from a sexual harassment scandal involving dozens of male politicians. Just hours before  Franks  initially announced  his  resignation  Democratic Sen. Al Franken stepped down in response to shocking claims that he sexually harassed a number of women. A few days before that  Franks’ Democratic House colleague John Conyers announced his resignation amid a sexual harassment scandal of his own.
 Franks  forcefully denied ever engaging in sexual misconduct in a lengthy statement on Thursday.
House Speaker Paul Ryan accepted Franks’ resignation on Friday. The House ethics investigation into the shocking claims against  Franks  has thereby been called off  the committee said.

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