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 Claire McCaskill ? But what  McCaskill  fails to mention is  her  role in the very scourge  she  seeks to fix by forcing businesses to spend their own money to address it.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Patrolmann Jacob Talbott ? The woman was then flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh  where she died of a brain aneurysm on Sunday.  Talbott  told the news outlet that  he  was holding out hope for the woman and praying for a miracle.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John McCain ? As we discussed at the time  the Arizona Republicanâs remarks were certainly compelling.  He  made a powerful case for a more constructive and more deliberative legislative process.  McCain  extoled the virtues of âregular order â substantive hearings  and bipartisan deliberations.

SOLUTION:
Positive