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].

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Putin ? The White House confirmed Sunday that  Russian President Vladimir Putin  spoke with President Donald Trump in what Russian state media has described as a thank-you call following a CIA tip about a bomb threat in St. Petersburg.
Russia's main state broadcaster  Vesti  said Sunday that  Putin  called Trump to thank  him  for a CIA tip that helped Russian police thwart a terrorist attack in St Petersburg.
According to  Vesti  Putin  asked Trump to thank CIA Director Mike Pompeo for providing the information  and  he  told the U.S. president that "the Russian security services  in the case where they receive information regarding terrorist threats in relation to the U.S. and its citizens  will without question and immediately pass it to their American colleagues."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the call from Putin to Trump took place and said a readout would be provided to the press shortly.
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John McCain ? Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) makes  his  way to a meeting in Washington about the tax bill on Dec. 1. (Photo by Bill OâLeary/The Washington Post)
 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)  has been admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for recovery from the side effects of another round of treatment for brain cancer  according to  his  office.
 McCain   who missed a third straight day of Senate votes Wednesday  has been undergoing rounds of chemotherapy and radiation to treat glioblastoma  the terminal form of brain cancer he was diagnosed with in July.  McCain  has been undergoing treatments since early September at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda  next to Walter Reed.
Two friends close to  McCain   requesting anonymity to speak about  his  condition  said there were no plans for  the senator  to resign. In a statement issued from  his  office   McCain  hopes to return âto work as soon as possible. â
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)  has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)
Republican leaders expect to hold a vote early next week on the sweeping tax-cut plan that is currently in a House-Senate negotiation. The Senate version initially passed with 51 votes. If  McCain  missed the vote on final passage  Republicans would not be able to afford a single additional defection or absence to pass the legislation.
â Senator McCain  is currently receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center for normal side effects of  his  ongoing cancer therapy â  his  office said in a statement. âAs ever   he  remains grateful to  his  physicians for their excellent care  and  his  friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes.â
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Tavares Martin Jr. ? PULLMAN  Wash. (AP) â No. 21 Washington State has dismissed  leading receiver Tavares Martin Jr.  from the team for violation of team rules.
A school spokesman confirmed the move Sunday.  Martin  led the Cougars with 70 receptions and nine touchdowns during the regular season as Washington State went 9-3 and earned a spot in the Holiday Bowl.  He  was named second-team all-Pac-12 by the AP.
Martin  a junior from Belle Glade  Florida  also was suspended for a game in October against Colorado for violating team rules.  He  had 150 receptions and 17 touchdowns in  his  three seasons with the Cougars.
The loss of  Martin  leaves the Cougars without two of their top three receivers for the Holiday Bowl matchup against Michigan State.
[EX A]:
Neutral