TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document 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 article 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 Elena Kagan ? A top Senate Republican complained Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan hasn't been revealing during her confirmation hearings despite her previous statements that judicial nominees should be more open.
 In 1995  Kagan authored an article in the University of Chicago Law Review in which she described the Senate confirmation process as "a vapid and hollow charade."
 Back then  Kagan lamented that senators "do not insist that any nominee reveal what kind of justice she would make  by disclosing her views on important legal issues."
 Another leading Republican  Sen. Jeff Sessions  R-Ala.  the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee  contended that Kagan had given incomplete testimony about her actions as the dean of Harvard Law School when she limited the activities of military recruiters there.
 Kagan told the committee that she had imposed the restrictions because the military's "Don't Ask  Don't Tell" policy amounted to discrimination against homosexuals  a violation of Harvard University's institutional policy that bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
 On Wednesday  Kagan's final day of testimony before the Senate panel  Sessions told Kagan her comments about the episode "didn't  frankly  set forth what you did."
 Sessions continued with his questioning and did not give Kagan time to respond to that specific charge.
 Kagan is expected to win the approval of the committee of 12 Democrats and seven Republicans.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Abhisit Vejjajiva ? Weng Tojirakarn  a key protest leader  said Tuesday night that the group was sticking to its demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva immediately dissolve Parliament and hold elections. But he canceled an earlier announced "offensive" against the army camp.
 Weng said the "Red Shirt" protesters would decide what step to take next after the end Friday of a raucous three-day celebration of Thai New Year  which doused some of the tension that have kept Bangkok on knife-edge since March 12.
 "This is such a great relief from politics " said Jetsada Pinyomongkol  brandishing a giant pink-and-yellow water gun. "I think many people get sick of it. Everywhere you turn to itit's Red Shirt this  government that. It's great that we could put the differences aside for at least today."
 At loggerheads in the yearslong struggle for power in Thailand are the rural supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra -- whose ouster in a 2006 coup exposed the country's deep political divisions -- and the traditional ruling elite represented by Abhisit and his allies. The Red Shirts claim Abhisit  whose supporters include business leaders  the military brass and members of the urban middle class  took power illegitimately.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Tesla ? (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) reaffirmed on Sunday  it  is talking with the Shanghai municipal government to set up a factory in the region and expects to agree on a plan by the end of the year  but declined to comment on a report that a deal has been reached.
FILE PHOTO:  Tesla Model 3 cars  are seen as Tesla holds an event at the factory handing over  its  first 30 Model 3 vehicles to employee buyers at the company’s Fremont facility in California  U.S. on July 28  2017. Courtesy Tesla/Handout via REUTERS
China levies a 25 percent duty on sales of imported vehicles and has not allowed foreign automakers to establish wholly owned factories in the country  the world’s largest auto market. Those are problems for  Tesla   which wants to expand  its  presence in China’s growing electric vehicle market without compromising  its  independence or intellectual property.
 Tesla  would still have to pay a 25 percent duty on cars built in a free trade zone  but  it  could lower  its  production costs.
 Tesla  on Sunday pointed to a statement  it  made in June that the company “is working with the Shanghai Municipal Government to explore the possibility of establishing a manufacturing facility in the region to serve the Chinese market. As we’ve said before  we expect to more clearly define our plans for production in China by the end of the year.”
A  Tesla  spokesperson in the United States declined to comment further beyond referring to the June statement.
The Wall Street Journal reported that  Tesla  and the Shanghai government have reached a deal in that city’s free trade zone. Shanghai is China’s de facto automotive capital and a significant market for luxury vehicles of all kinds.
Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd(0700.HK) has a five percent stake in  Tesla  and is seen as a potential ally for  Tesla ’s efforts to enter the Chinese market.
It was unclear if the Chinese government will conclude a deal with  Tesla  to coincide with U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit next month.
 Tesla  Chief Executive Elon Musk has said  the company  eventually will need vehicle and battery manufacturing centers in Europe and Asia.
 Tesla  is wrestling with production problems at  its  sole factory  in Fremont  California.  It  is trying to accelerate output of  its  new Model 3 sedan  but conceded earlier this month that production bottlenecks had held third-quarter production to just 260 vehicles  well short of the 1 500 previously planned.

SOLUTION:
Positive