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[Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Alexei Navalny ? A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Tuesday said the US was meddling in Russia ' s coming presidential election by condemning the decision to bar  the opposition candidate Alexei Navalny  from running . " This State Department statement   which I ' m sure will be repeated   is a direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs  " the spokeswoman wrote . Russia ' s Election Commission barred  Navalny  from running last week   citing a previous embezzlement conviction . The European Court of Human Rights has called that conviction " arbitrary " and " unreasonable ." The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday accused the US of " direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs " following the State Department ' s criticism of Russia ' s decision to bar the opposition leader Alexey Navalny from running in the coming presidential election against Vladimir Putin . " This State Department statement   which I ' m sure will be repeated   is a direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs  " Zakharova wrote Tuesday on Facebook . In a statement shared with Business Insider on Tuesday night   a State Department representative expressed concern over the Russian government ' s " ongoing crackdown against independent voices   from journalists to civil society activists and opposition politicians ." " These actions indicate the Russian government has failed to protect space in Russia for the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms  " the statement said . " More broadly   we urge the government of Russia to hold genuine elections that are transparent   fair   and free and that guarantee the free expression of the will of the people   consistent with its international human rights obligations ." " And these people expressed outrage over alleged Russian ' interference ' in their electoral process for an entire year ?!" " The funniest thing is that these are the same people who just tagged RT and Sputnik as foreign agents   who are harassing Russian media around the world and who are investing huge amounts of money into ' countering Russian propaganda  ' which is how they label anyone who they disagree with  " she wrote . A declassified US intelligence assessment of the 2016 election determined that Russian government actors   ordered by Putin   used " cyber tools and media campaigns to influence US public opinion " and " undermine public faith in the US democratic process ." Russian government - linked actors   it said   " began openly supporting President - elect Trump ' s candidacy in media aimed at English - speaking audiences " in March 2016 . Those media outlets included Sputnik and RT   which the report characterized as " the Kremlin ’ s principal international propaganda outlet ." Sputnik and RT ' s US affiliate registered as foreign agents with the Justice Department in November . Navalny to announce ' a voters ' strike ' Navalny   a lawyer and activist   replaced Boris Nemtsov as leader of Russia ' s democratic opposition following Nemtsov ' s 2015 assassination in the shadow of the Kremlin . One day after  Navalny  registered as a candidate for Russia ' s next presidential election   which will be held in March   Russia ' s Central Election Commission barred him from running   citing a previous embezzlement conviction   according to the state - run media outlet RIA - Novosti .  Navalny  has known since February — when  he  was handed a suspended five - year jail term for embezzlement in a case that  his  supporters have characterized as politically motivated — that  he  would not be allowed on the ballot . The European Court of Human Rights determined in October that the conviction was " arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable ." Ella Pamfilova   the head of the CEC   told Russia ' s TV Rain in June that Navalny " understands himself that he has no chance of being registered for the election due to his previous conviction ." She accused him later of " fundraising illegally and brainwashing young people ." Putin   who has refused to utter Navalny ' s name   said during his marathon end - of - year press conference earlier this month that the opposition was hoping for a " coup " but would not succeed . " Do you want us to have coup attempts here ?" " We ' ve already been through all that . You want to go back to that ? I am sure that the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens do not want this and will not stand for it ." Navalny ' s lawyer told CNN on Monday that he would appeal the decision . But  Navalny  has said he and his movement will organize a boycott of the vote if he is not allowed to run . " We are announcing a voters ' strike  "  Navalny  said in a video posted to his blog this week . " The procedure in which we are invited to participate is not an election . It involves only Putin and those candidates whom he personally chose   who do not pose a slightest threat to him ."
[A]: Negative


[Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ben McAdoo ? Ben McAdoo  clearly is going to go down swinging.
âUntil I had all the information  I was going to err on the high side of trusting the player  protecting the player â  McAdoo  said Wednesday.
Giants generally agree with  Ben McAdoo  suspending Janoris Jenkins
McAdoo  however  canât be so removed from reality not to understand that there was a better way to handle that situation than lying that Jenkins was âexcused for personal reasons â when he in fact hadnât even spoken with the man. And  McAdoo  also has to understand that when he stands there on Wednesday and makes no apology for his premeditated mistake  it is implicit that he most certainly would do it again.
Of course   McAdoo  hopes  he  wonât have to repeat this song and dance  but then again   he  admitted suspending two players in three weeks was ânot something that going into the season Iâd ever thought Iâd have to do â so who knows? Bad things usually hit in threes  anyway  right?
And  McAdoo  alluded to the fact that  he  is still not confident  he  controls the narrative of  his  team  as much as  he  desperately tries. When asked if  he  would discipline Eli Apple and Paul Perkins â who also missed Mondayâs practice due to travel reasons but had called  unlike Jenkins  to alert the coach â  McAdoo  answered:
 Giants coach Ben McAdoo  says  he  hasnât lost  his  defensive backs
 Giants coach Ben McAdoo  still doesnât seem confident  he  can control the narrative of  his  1-6 team. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Sure enough  Apple later was asked if  he  was being disciplined and said: âSomething like that.â
Now  say this for McAdooâs indefinite suspension of Jenkins  which defensive captain Jonathan Casillas said is expected to only last one week: Whatever Jenkins did to earn it  it was bad enough that not a single Giants teammate came anywhere close to defending  him  on Wednesday.
Some actually went as far as using Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie  suspended in Week 6 for walking out of the facility  as an example of a much less severe transgression than whatever Jenkins did. Casillas actually said âhopefully thereâs no spill-over in emotions coming from (Jenkins) or Coach  McAdoo  next weekâ when the corner returns  so it sounds like there could have been a heated confrontation or exchange  even if by phone.
Strong safety Landon Collins defended  McAdoo  and flat-out said the head coach hasnât lost the team and agreed with the coachâs comment that DRC and Jenkins are âisolated incidents.â
âWe have not lost respect for him â Collins said of  McAdoo . âWe continue growing with him and trying to be a great team and stay(ing) together  because our back is against the wall right now. We canât fight against each other. If we fight against each other  things are definitely going to go bad.â
âWhether I support  Ben McAdoo  or not  heâs the head coach and I think heâs doing what he thinks is best for the team â Casillas said. âAnd I want Jackrabbit to be here  everybody does  but he violated the team rule and coach had the call.â
 McAdoo  continued to find ways on Wednesday  though  to confound with contradictory or unintelligible rationalizations  including  his  argument for why  he  feels  he  hasnât lost the defensive backs room: âWe had a good day of practice â  he  said.
 Ben McAdoo  and Eli Manning (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
[A]: Negative


[Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Raheem Kassam ? WATCH: Raheem Kassam took the BBC down a peg for obsessing over Trump's Twitter account while ignoring the real issues  like how the British establishment are using this to drive a wedge between Britain and her ally the U.S.  the dangers of radical Islamism  and the hollowing out of our societies.
Breitbart London editor in chief Raheem Kassam hit back at the BBC’s rolling coverage of United States President’s Twitter account Thursday  remarking the response to recent Tweets was more akin to preparations for war than mere social media.
Criticising the massive  “breathless coverage” of Wednesday’s retweets by the President of a series of videos purporting to show Islamist outrages   Kassam  told BBC anchor Jane Hill that ” the whole media and political establishment [has gone into] hysterical overdrive  over Tweets.”
Hammering the point home   Kassam  continued: “An emergency debate in Parliament — are we so scared of these fringe organisations these days that we have to have an emergency debate in Parliament  the Archbishop of Canterbury  the Prime Minister  the Home Secretary. These are things you do in a time of war  not over a couple of Tweets.”
Responding to the BBC following the British government in pouring scorn on President Trump for retweeting videos of Muslim attacks   Kassam  said: “You made a misstatement there. You call  it  inflammatory — two out of the three of those tweets we know are factual things that happened and the world needs to know about them.
[A]:
Neutral