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 Blumenthal ?  Blumenthal said he hoped to discover whether marketing concerns influenced the program's criteria. "Were the choices of products shaped by an advertising strategy rather than scientific evidence?" he said.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald Trump Jr. ? If Sir Thomas More were alive today  that’s what he might say about congressional Republicans who gave their political souls in exchange for  Trump ’s support because they thought they needed it to be reelected. They have been held hostage by  Trump ’s popularity with  his  base and  his  grip on the swing vote. But after last week  that grip looks a lot looser.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Zuckerberg ?  Zuckerberg  added that  they  began to make alterations to the newsfeed late last year  and that it will take several more months before the changes are universally present on Facebook properties.

SOLUTION:
Positive