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Q: 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.
But while the bilateral talks were widely praised in South Koreaâs media  the US media seemed like a deer caught in the headlights from the first announcement of the breakthrough. Unclear how to respond to a possible outbreak of peace  the press immediately zeroed in on the section of Kimâs New Yearâs speech where he declared that his ânuclear forces are capable of thwarting and counteringâ anything from the United States.  Kim  also reminded Washington that the ânuclear buttonâ is on  his  office desk âall the time.â
Although the Supreme Leader left out some of the harsh anti-US language heâs used in previous declarations  the implied threat became the story for nearly every US media outlet covering his New Yearâs speech. At CNN  for example  reporter Brian Todd went on the air to warn Wolf Blitzer that the prospect of talks was dangerous because it could mask a North Korean military attack during the Olympics. In some broadcasts  Kimâs offer to talk  and Moonâs quick endorsement  were barely mentioned.
 Kim âs reference to  his  nuclear arsenal also drew a typical response from President Trump.  He  took to Twitter to declare that  he   too  had a âbutton â but it was âmuch bigger & more powerfulâ than Kimâs.  His  childish taunt quickly led to speculation about  his  state of mind and fitness to be president  a topic that dominated the White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sandersâs first media briefing of the year.
Asked at a press briefing at Camp David about the potential for negotiations with Kim  he replied: âSure  I always believe in talking.â¦ absolutely I would do that.â Trump âappeared to be strongly indicating that he would join talks with North Korea after the high-level inter-Korean talks  if the conditions are right â South Koreaâs liberal Hankyoreh concluded.
In the lead-up to the talks in Seoul  the mood was close to jubilant. âHopes are high that inter-Korean relations will improve â Hankyoreh reported on January 4. âSince  Kim  delivered  his  New Yearâs address on Jan. 1  North Koreaâs actions have been completely aligned with the Southâs response.â
The pace was set early on by The New York Times  in a front-page story on January 1 posted literally hours after  Kimâs New Yearâs speech .  It  instantly became the leitmotif for media coverage throughout the week.
Behind Kimâs New Yearâs declaration âlies a canny new strategy to initiate direct talks with South Korea in the hope of driving a wedge into its seven-decade alliance with the United States â reported Choe Sang-Hun and David Sanger  the latter a recipient of dozens of US intelligence leaks about North Korea over the years.
In the Choe-Sanger article  the Times cited Robert Litwakâa senior vice president at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars who is well-known in Japan and Korea for his hard-right views on security issuesâto back its claim that Kim is seeking to âtake the side of the South Koreans  against President Trump.â He was then given a large block of space on the Timesâs January 3 op-ed page to spell out his grave concerns for the wayward South Koreans.
âWashington and Seoul should not take Mr. Kimâs bait â Litwak argued. âInstead  the North Korean offer should be put to the diplomatic test through a united Washington-Seoul front.â
Yet despite the clear signals of disapproval from US hard-liners   the Moon and Kim governments pressed on   saying  they  would soon embark on âworking-levelâ talks to discuss the details of the Northâs participation in the Olympics  the family visits  and âsolve bilateral issues among  themselves  without relying on outsideâ forces  according to the Joongang Daily.

A: Positive
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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Anthony Scaramucci ? Tufts University has postponed an event featuring short-lived White House spokesman and colorful conversationalist Anthony Scaramucci after the Mooch threatened to sue his alma mater's paper over a negative article about him  the Boston Globe reports.
The article was written by 26-year-old Tufts grad student Camilo Caballero  who argued that  Scaramucci  should be removed from  his  spot on Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy advisory board  which  Scaramucci  has held since 2016.
 Scaramucci  responded this weekend with a letter from  his  lawyer  demanding that Caballero and the Daily issue a retraction and an apology immediately.
"Neither Mr. Caballero nor the Tufts Daily can credibly hide behind shield of opinion  because the Article plainly presents as fact alleged  Scaramucci  conduct as unethical and dishonest " the letter reads. "The Article's allegations are not presented as opinion but rather as false facts."
If the Daily doesn't apologize and retract the statements   Scaramucci  "will be forced to take further legal action " the letter concluded.
Instead of saying a tearful sorry  Daily published the cease-and-desist letter online and in print  and Tufts subsequently postponed  Scaramucci 's scheduled speech at the university on Monday until the "legal action" is resolved  Tufts spokesman Patrick Collins told the Globe.
"We're disappointed that  Mr. Scaramucci  has taken this action " Collins said.
It's unclear whether Tufts will ultimately remove  Scaramucci  from  his  position on the advisory board  but if  he  is  at least it would give  him  more time to work on  his  own journalistic aspirations.

A: Neutral
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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Charlie Brown ? When the animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas first aired on CBS in 1965  both the television network and the showâs own producers expected it to be a disaster.
Fortunately for generations of children who have grown up loving Charlie Brownâs heartfelt quest for the true meaning of Christmas  the network management had little choice but to go ahead and allow the show to air. It had been finished a mere ten days before the broadcast date  and they had promised sponsor Coca-Cola a Christmas special featuring  Charlie Brown .
 A Charlie Brown Christmas  was an instant classic  securing an annual place on the December television schedule  paving the way for future  Charlie Brown  films and specials  and lighting a creative spark in the hearts of countless aspiring artists and musicians.
In this famous scene  our hero  Charlie Brown  has been tasked with getting a Christmas tree to use in the Christmas pageant  he  is trying to organize with  his  friends. Repelled by the commercialism of the flashy aluminum trees   Charlie  selects the sole remaining real tree on the lot  a frail sapling that seems in danger of losing all its needles.
When  Charlie  returns to the theater with  his  little tree  the other children mock  him  as a hopeless failure. Even Snoopy â  his  own dog! â laughs mercilessly at  him .
In despair   Charlie  cries out  âIsnât there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?â
 His  faithful friend Linus is there with the answer  and it comes from the Gospel of Luke  chapter 2  verses 8 through 14  which  he  delivers in a poignant soliloquy from center stage:
Linus walks back over to Charlie and gently tells him  âThatâs what Christmas is all about  Charlie Brown.â

A:
Positive
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