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 Nikki Haley ? But  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley  expressed confidence the transfers could be blamed on Tehran.
“These are Iranian made  these are Iranian sent  and these were Iranian given ”  Haley  told a news conference at a military hangar at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling  just outside Washington.
The unprecedented presentation - which  Haley  said involved intelligence that had to be declassified - is part of President Donald Trump’s new Iran policy  which promises a harder line toward Tehran. That would appear to include a new diplomatic initiative.
“You will see us build a coalition to really push back against Iran and what they’re doing ”  Haley  said  standing in front of what  she  said were the remnants of the Nov. 4 missile.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Boko Haram ? Soldiers will stop and check all motorists passing through Maiduguri and nearby villages throughout the night  while police will take over manning checkpoints during the day  authorities said. The soldiers arrived late Tuesday night  the first sign of a federal government intervention in a city beset by targeted killings by Boko Haram for weeks.
 Zarewa also said police found the unexploded bombs after an alleged Boko Haram bomb attack on a police station in Gamboru  a building destroyed by rioting sect members in July 2009. The rioting  as well as a subsequent security crackdown  left more than 700 people dead.
 Followers of Boko Haram  which means "Western education is sacrilege" in the local Hausa language  went into hiding after the July 2009 riot  as police began arresting anyone caught listening to or holding a sermon by the sect. However  officials now fear the group has rearmed. A video recording released in late June showed a Boko Haram leader calling for new violence as the one-year anniversary of their attack neared.
 Boko Haram has said it wants a stricter version of Islam's Shariah law in place across Nigeria. Nigeria  a nation of 150 million people  is divided between the Christian-dominated south and the Muslim north. A dozen states across Nigeria's north already have Shariah law in place  though the area remains under the control of secular state governments.
a Boko Haram leader calling for new violence as the one-year anniversary of their attack neared.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Pink ? Pop star Pink  says  she  is raising  her  children to be gender-neutral because  her  family lives in a âlabel-less household.â
The singer  who is 38 and married to motorcycle racer Carey Hart  42  told the U.K.âs The People  she  does not want  her  children defined by their gender.  Pink  said  she  is delighted  her  6-year-old daughter Willow told her  she  wants to marry an African woman when  she  grows up.
âWe are a very label-less household â Pink  whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore  explained  âLast week Willow told me she is going to marry an African woman. I was like: âGreat  can you teach me how to make African food?ââ
âAnd sheâs like: âSure mama  and we are going to live with you while our house is getting ready ââ Pink continued. âI was like âwhat the f**k  who are you? Who is paying for this by the way?ââ
The performer of international hit âGet the Party Started â  Pink  is a champion of the new gender ideology that does not acknowledge the science of two biological sexes â male and female.
âI donât correct her â Pink said. âAnd I should  because itâs disrespectful  but itâs like â âf**k itâ. I feel like we are all in this Â­permanent state of f**k it. I canât imagine being a third-grader and this being the first example of what it means to be president.â

SOLUTION:
Positive