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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dick Durbin ? Democratic leader Sen. Dick Durbin  is retreating from  his  threats to block federal spending unless the GOP agrees to  his  no-strings DREAM Act amnesty â but is now trying to find GOP allies for an amnesty which includes token border-security measures.
The retreat was called during  his  December 10 appearance on âFace the Nation â where  Durbin  was reminded of  his  prior claim that âIâm not prepared to go home for the holidays until we get our work done.â In response  the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate said the amnesty is just one of several issues in the budget debate  effectively dropping his amnesty-or-shutdown threat:
 Durbin âs fallback tactic is reviving the âGang of Eightâ group with several new GOP Senators to demand an amnesty in exchange for a few symbolic border security measures  such as extra video cameras.  His  plan was highlighted by a report in TheDenverChannel.com.
The new discussion involves pairing the Dream Act with some border security measures in an attempt to pass a bipartisan solution for the undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children  three Senate aides told Denver7 in interviews this weekâ¦ Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)  Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and  Democratic Whip Dick Durbin  (D-Ill.)  who were all part of the bipartisan âGang of Eightâ that passed a comprehensive immigration reform package through the Senate in 2013  are leading the discussions  according to the three aides with knowledge of the talksâ¦ Two of the Senate aides also told Denver7 that Republican Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were involved in the talks. Graham was also a member of the âGang of Eightâ and is the sponsor of this yearâs version of the Dream Act â¦
The âGang of Eightâ proved to be a political disaster for  Durbin  and for Sen. Chuck Schumer  the two leaders of the project. It was introduced in 2013 and it generated massive national opposition which helped cost the Democrats nine seats in 2014. In 2016  real-estate investor Donald Trump used the issue to win the GOP nomination and the Presidency  sending Schumer and  Durbin  back into the minority.
President Donald Trump is expected to reject  Durbin âs new pitch. On October 8  Trump announced his popular immigration principles  which include making E-Verify mandatory  plus ending chain-migration and the visa-lottery. The biggest element in Trumpâs plan is ending chain-migration  which would raise Americansâ salaries by halving the inflow of legal immigrant workers.
GOP Senators are wary of  Durbin âs project. For example   Durbin  claimed Sunday that GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs an amnesty for the 3 million young illegals  usually dubbed âdreamersâ by Democrats and the media.  Durbin  told âFace the Nationâ that:
Coloradoâs Sen. Cory Gardner has kept a low profile in the debate  but he announced in September that he supported  Durbin âs no-strings DREAM Act amnesty:
When asked about  Durbin âs plan  Gardnerâs office gave an evasive answer to TheDenverChannel.com:
Other GOP Senators denied any role when Breitbart asked them if they were working with  Durbin . âThat is absolutely not true â said Megan Taylor  a spokeswoman for Nevada GOP Sen. Dean Heller. âThat is not accurate â said Brook Ramlet  a spokeswoman for Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham created the Gang of Eight in late 2012 and is now working with both rivals groups headed by Grassley and  Durbin . When recently asked about Grassleyâs plan â which only offers three-year work permits to 690 000 DACA illegals â Graham insisted that the larger population of 3 million younger illegals must get citizenship.
Sen. Marco Rubioâs office did not respond to questions from Breitbart News about possible talks with  Durbin .  His  presidential hopes were destroyed by  his  support of the Gang of Eight deal which would have reduced Americans salaries while increasing Wall Street stock-values  according to a 2013 report by the Congressional Budget Office.
[EX A]: Neutral

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jordan Howard ( ? Jordan Howard  followed up  his  1 313-yard rookie season with 1 122 yards.  He  had an outside shot at the NFL’s rushing title early in December but faded in the final three games with only 90 yards on 41 carries.  He  became the first back in franchise history to begin  his  career with consecutive 1 000-yard seasons and amassed 2 000 career rushing yards faster than any back in club history  getting there in 24 games. The great Walter Payton needed 26 games.
Roll call: Jordan Howard (signed through 2019)  Tarik Cohen (signed through 2020)  Benny Cunningham (unrestricted free agent)  Taquan Mizzell (signed through 2019)  FB Michael Burton (signed through 2018).
2018 salary-cap figures:  Howard  $692 005  Cohen $713 914  Mizzell $555 000  Burton $705 000.
2017 season review:  Howard  had five 100-yard games and has never been better than  he  was during the 27-24 overtime victory against the Ravens in Baltimore on Oct. 15.  He  carried a career-high 36 times for 167 yards and put the Bears in position for the game-winning field goal.  Howard  likely would have been more effective through the season  but the coaching staff seemed conflicted as to what it wanted to achieve on certain weeks.  Howard  had four games in which  he  received 10 carries or fewer and only six games in which  he  had 20 or more carries. The Bears realized that  Howard  needed a solid workload throughout a game to really get  him  lathered up  but then that approach failed to account for Cohen. Mixing it all together was a struggle because at the end of the season the Bears ran only 934 offensive plays — 31st in the league. To put that in perspective  they were about 70 snaps behind teams that ranked in the middle of the pack  so a little more than four per game. Not that big of a deal over the course of the season  but 25 more handoffs to  Howard  could have meant another 100-plus yards  right?
 Howard  now has 12 career 100-yard games  which ties  him  with the Cowboys’ ’ Ezekiel Elliott for the most over the last two seasons. It also puts  Howard  seventh in franchise history behind Payton 77  Matt Forte 24  Gale Sayers 20  Neal Anderson 14  Rick Casares 13 and Thomas Jones 13. The Bears are only 5-7 in games in which  Howard  tops 100 yards  but when you consider their record when  he ’s held under 100 is 8-24  you see the value.
The biggest issue for  Howard  is it’s hard to call  him  a complete back.  He ’s never going to be Forte  who set the NFL record for receptions in a season by a back with 102 in 2014. But  Howard  would be much more dangerous if  he  was a more consistent threat as a receiver.  He  caught only 23 passes for 125 yards (six fewer receptions and 173 fewer yards than  he  produced as a rookie). Nine running backs topped 1 000 rushing yards this season and every one had more receptions than  Howard ’s 23. In fact  the average was 58. (Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt had 53). Over the last five seasons there have been 53 1 000-yard seasons in the NFL. Only six of those 53 produced fewer catches than  Howard ’s 23 this year:
The outlier on this list is Gurley. He has had 107 receptions in the two seasons since that low output as a rookie.  Howard ’s inability to make more plays in the passing game — and  he  was tied for ninth in the league with five dropped passes (and  he  was targeted only 32 times) — is holding his game back. He’s been terrific running the ball and just might be poised for greater things under new coach Matt Nagy (more on that in a little bit)  but he has been deficient in the passing game.
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jon-Paul Patterson Snyder ? Jon-Paul Patterson Snyder  32   was arrested early last year after reaching out to an undercover officer on Craigslist with an upfront pick-up line: "Get you pregnant naturally  no strings m4w."
After making contact  the supposed teenage girl reportedly told  Snyder  she had heard that getting pregnant could net her welfare benefits.
A Spotsylvania Circuit Court judge technically sentenced  Snyder  to 10 years in jail  with eight years suspended. He accepted a plea deal for electronic soliciation of a minor.
 Snyder  was arrested along with 11 other men as part of a sweeping cyber-sting organized by the Spotsylvania County Sheriffâs Office  the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. One of the men reportedly worked as a custodian at a local school.
[EX A]:
Negative