TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nouri Kamal al-Maliki is Neutral . Even with a deadly car bombing and other mayhem marring the day -- the deadline for the American troop pullback under a Jan. 1 agreement -- Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki seized on the occasion to position himself as a proud leader of a country independent at last  looking ahead to the next milestone of parliamentary elections in January.
 He made no mention of American troops in a nationally televised speech  even though nearly 130 000 remain in the country; most had already pulled back from Iraq's cities before Tuesday's deadline.
 In a national address  al-Maliki focused his praise on Iraqi troops and security forces for their role in fighting the insurgency. "The national united government succeeded in putting down the sectarian war that was threatening the unity and the sovereignty of Iraq " he said  as if the United States had played no role.
 President Barack Obama  who ran for office on a pledge to end the war  marked the occasion with minimal fanfare  declaring it "an important milestone" even as he warned of "difficult days ahead."
 "The Iraqi people are rightly treating this day as cause for celebration " he said.
 The withdrawal did not command its own presidential appearance -- his brief remarks were delivered at a ceremony honoring entrepreneurs -- a marked contrast with his predecessor  who rarely missed an opportunity to celebrate milestones in Iraq.
 Military experts anticipate more violence in the days ahead. Maliki's effort to capitalize on Iraq's latent anti-Americanism and to extol the abilities of his troops is a risky strategy. If it turns out that Iraqi troops cannot control the violence  al-Maliki will be vulnerable to criticism from rivals -- both if he has to ask the Americans to return but also if he fails to enforce security without them.
 Some American commanders have said they were taken aback by al-Malikial-Maliki's insistence on taking credit for all the security successes in Iraq  but they also see the importance of having him and Iraqi troops appear strong  especially in the face of multiple insurgent factions intent on destabilizing the government.
 Gen. Raymond T. Odierno brushed aside the dismissive tone of Iraqi leaders' public remarks about the Americans  saying that al-Maliki had personally thanked him on Monday night and again on Tuesday for the sacrifices American troops have made.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald J. Trump is Negative . On Thursday morning   President Trump  made a remarkable statement: The government couldnât keep federal disaster relief efforts running in Puerto Rico forever. There would need to be some limit   he  hinted in a string of tweets  tied to a dollar amount set by Congress.
The impression left by the tweets was that Trumpâs patience with the disaster in Puerto Rico had run out  that it was time to start winding things down and to let the island fend for itself. Contrast that with  his  assertion to Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Harvey struck in September.
Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today  we are w/ you tomorrow  & we will be w/ you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER  to restore  recover  & REBUILD! pic.twitter.com/YQb82K2VSB â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30  2017
That contrast is not new.  Trump  downplayed the looming disaster in Puerto Rico from the outset.
Before Harvey threatened the Gulf Coast and Hurricane Irma hit Florida   Trump  was providing constant updates on  their  approach and immediate aftermath on Twitter  marveling at the stormsâ destructive power and offering praise for those responding to the storm.  He  spent  his  weekends at the White House and Camp David  helping to coordinate operations.
Before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico   Trump  tweeted twice.
 He  spent the weekend  it  hit at  his  club in Bedminster  N.J.  â and the following weekend there  too. Last weekend  he  was at the White House â save for several trips to  his  golf course in Virginia.
As criticism of Trumpâs handling of Maria started to mount  Trumpâs first response was a string of tweets in which  he  criticized the islandâs âmassive debt.â  He  began to turn  his  attention to the crisis on the island  scheduling a day-long visit and praising the work of federal employees who were already on the ground.
But everything was tinged with defensiveness.  He  repeatedly reminded people that Puerto Rico was harder to get to than Texas. Praise for first responders was levied with critiques of the âfake newsâ for also covering the numerous problems Puerto Ricans faced.
Fake News CNN and NBC are going out of their way to disparage our great First Responders as a way to "get Trump." Not fair to FR or effort! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30  2017
Despite the Fake News Media in conjunction with the Dems  an amazing job is being done in Puerto Rico. Great people! â  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30  2017
 Insistences that things were going well sat next to insults aimed at a politician who had been critical of  Trump  for the lack of resources in  her  city.
The Mayor of San Juan  who was very complimentary only a few days ago  has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to  Trump .  â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30  2017
 â¦Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan  and others in Puerto Rico  who are not able to get their workers to help. Theyâ¦.  â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30  2017
 Note the comment about Puerto Rican workers in that last tweet. Over the weekend   Trump  tweeted a video showing all the hard work that federal workers were doing.
Nobody could have done what Iâve done for #PuertoRico with so little appreciation. So much work! pic.twitter.com/k2jAkIpfjI â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8  2017

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dan Ivascyn is Positive . NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dan Ivascyn  the group chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco)  eschews making big  splashy investment or market calls  unlike his legendary predecessor  Bill Gross.
âIt is never only one person â  Ivascyn  said in an interview  about investment ideas and fresh strategies. âEven those who use âIâ a lot have very good teams that do the heavy-lifting.â
Pimco Income  overseen by  Ivascyn  and managing director and portfolio manager Alfred Murata  is No. 1 in its category with annualized returns of 9.14 percent over the last 10 years ended Feb. 26. Over the same period annualized  the Pimco Income fund has surpassed the benchmark Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond index by 3.74 percentage points.
 Ivascyn  said Newport Beach  California-based Pimco still makes big  bold economic and investment calls but there is no burning desire to publicize them as Gross did.
âThese concepts lead to great sound bites but have very little impact on actually making money for clients â  Ivascyn  said.

SOLUTION:
yes