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Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dick Durbin ? Democratic leader Sen. Dick Durbin  is retreating from  his  threats to block federal spending unless the GOP agrees to  his  no-strings DREAM Act amnesty â but is now trying to find GOP allies for an amnesty which includes token border-security measures.
The retreat was called during  his  December 10 appearance on âFace the Nation â where  Durbin  was reminded of  his  prior claim that âIâm not prepared to go home for the holidays until we get our work done.â In response  the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said the amnesty is just one of several issues in the budget debate  effectively dropping his amnesty-or-shutdown threat:
 Durbin âs fallback tactic is reviving the âGang of Eightâ group with several new GOP Senators to demand an amnesty in exchange for a few symbolic border security measures  such as extra video cameras.  His  plan was highlighted by a report in TheDenverChannel.com.
The new discussion involves pairing the Dream Act with some border security measures in an attempt to pass a bipartisan solution for the undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  three Senate aides told Denver7 in interviews this weekâ¦ Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)  Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and  Democratic Whip Dick Durbin  (D-Ill.)  who were all part of the bipartisan âGang of Eightâ that passed a comprehensive immigration reform package through the Senate in 2013  are leading the discussions  according to the three aides with knowledge of the talksâ¦ Two of the Senate aides also told Denver7 that Republican Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were involved in the talks. Graham was also a member of the âGang of Eightâ and is the sponsor of this yearâs version of the Dream Act â¦
The âGang of Eightâ proved to be a political disaster for  Durbin  and for Sen. Chuck Schumer  the two leaders of the project. It was introduced in 2013 and it generated massive national opposition which helped cost the Democrats nine seats in 2014. In 2016  real-estate investor Donald Trump used the issue to win the GOP nomination and the Presidency  sending Schumer and  Durbin  back into the minority.
President Donald Trump is expected to reject  Durbin âs new pitch. On October 8  Trump announced his popular immigration principles  which include making E-Verify mandatory  plus ending chain-migration and the visa-lottery. The biggest element in Trumpâs plan is ending chain-migration  which would raise Americansâ salaries by halving the inflow of legal immigrant workers.
GOP Senators are wary of  Durbin âs project. For example   Durbin  claimed Sunday that GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs an amnesty for the 3 million young illegals  usually dubbed âdreamersâ by Democrats and the media.  Durbin  told âFace the Nationâ that:
Coloradoâs Sen. Cory Gardner has kept a low profile in the debate  but he announced in September that he supported  Durbin âs no-strings DREAM Act amnesty:
When asked about  Durbin âs plan  Gardnerâs office gave an evasive answer to TheDenverChannel.com:
Other GOP Senators denied any role when Breitbart asked them if they were working with  Durbin . âThat is absolutely not true â said Megan Taylor  a spokeswoman for Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller. âThat is not accurate â said Brook Ramlet  a spokeswoman for Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham created the Gang of Eight in late 2012 and is now working with both rivals groups headed by Grassley and  Durbin . When recently asked about Grassleyâs plan â which only offers three-year work permits to 690 000 DACA illegals â Graham insisted that the larger population of 3 million younger illegals must get citizenship.
Sen. Marco Rubioâs office did not respond to questions from Breitbart News about possible talks with  Durbin .  His  presidential hopes were destroyed by  his  support of the Gang of Eight deal which would have reduced Americans salaries while increasing Wall Street stock-values  according to a 2013 report by the Congressional Budget Office.

Answer: Neutral


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Irv Weinstein ? BUFFALO  N.Y. (AP) â A longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo  New York  known for his "rapid-fire delivery and famous alliteration" has died.  Irv Weinstein  was 87.
WKBW-TV  where  Weinstein  had worked for 34 years  says he died Tuesday in Costa Mesa  California  after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease  also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  or ALS.
The television station says  Weinstein  was hired by WKBW-Radio as a newscaster and news director in 1958. Six years later   he  became an anchor and news director at WKBW-TV.  He  retired on Dec. 31  1998  a day that was proclaimed "Irv Weinstein Day" in Erie County.
 Weinstein  was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998  and the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2006.
 He  moved to California after  his  retirement.

Answer: Neutral


Question: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ezekiel Elliott ? Ezekiel Elliott âs suspension went into effect after Thursdayâs court ruling  according to the NFL. (Eric Risberg/AP)
The NFL Players Association fought what it felt was the good fight in the  Ezekiel Elliott  case  challenging the NFLâs six-game suspension of the second-year running back for the Dallas Cowboys in federal courts because it believed that  Elliott  had been wronged and that the leagueâs system of justice under Commissioner Roger Goodell is deeply flawed.
 Elliott  spoke of clearing  his  name.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had his playerâs back  saying that  Elliott  had not been treated fairly by the league. And oh  by the way  the Cowboys also need  Elliott  in their lineup desperately  Jones acknowledged as well.
[NFL says Ezekiel Elliottâs suspension is in effect after appeals court denies him an injunction]
 Elliott  has begun serving  his  six-game suspension under the personal conduct policy and  barring yet another last-minute legal twist  will not play Sunday when the Cowboys face the Falcons in Atlanta.  He  will have missed four games by the time  his  appeal of the rejection of  his  injunction is heard by a federal appeals court Dec. 1.
In the unionâs case  that question is yet to be answered. Certainly the NFLPA was doing all that it could for  Elliott . But for the union  the issues are bigger than one suspension and one case. The NFLPA wants a fundamentally different system of player justice than the one used by Goodell and the league under the collective bargaining agreement and the personal conduct policy. In the meantime  the union is doing what it can to ensure that cases are decidedly as fairly as possible  in its view  and playersâ rights are protected as much as possible under the current system.
But those changes probably will have to come  ultimately  at the bargaining table as part of the next CBA rather than in the courts. The union managed to delay the  Elliott  suspension for half a season. But now  Elliott  is about to sit. The NFLPA managed to delay the four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady  through the courts  for an entire season in the Deflategate case. But Brady sat out the first four games of last season. The union managed to prevail in court in a disciplinary case involving Adrian Peterson  only to lose on appeal.
 Elliott  has denied that  he  was guilty of domestic violence in a series of incidents last year in Ohio involving  his  former girlfriend.  He  was not charged with a crime. But the NFL determined after its investigation that  Elliott   in  its  view  was guilty of domestic violence.
 Elliott  has said the courtroom challenge was  for  him   about justice and  his  reputation. Was it worth it for  him ? Only  he  can answer that.
But in terms of on-field considerations for  Elliott  and the Cowboys  itâs highly debatable whether the decision to go to court was a good one  in retrospect.  Elliott  could have missed the first six games of the season.  He  would have returned and played the past two games  and the Cowboys would have  him  in the lineup for the second half of the regular season and beyond.  He  would have been available for the seasonâs biggest games.
As things now stand   Elliott  wonât play again until Christmas Eve.  He  will have to regain  his  game sharpness and get back in sync with the Cowboysâ offense in a hurry for the games that could determine the outcome of the Cowboysâ season. In the meantime  they will have to try to get by with backup running backs Alfred Morris  Darren McFadden and Rod Smith and attempt to remain in postseason contention without  Elliott .
Court denies Ezekiel Elliottâs latest injunction request  Cowboys star again suspended by NFL

Answer:
Positive