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 Elena Kagan ? A top Senate Republican complained Wednesday that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan hasn't been revealing during her confirmation hearings despite her previous statements that judicial nominees should be more open.
 In 1995  Kagan authored an article in the University of Chicago Law Review in which she described the Senate confirmation process as "a vapid and hollow charade."
 Back then  Kagan lamented that senators "do not insist that any nominee reveal what kind of justice she would make  by disclosing her views on important legal issues."
 Another leading Republican  Sen. Jeff Sessions  R-Ala.  the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee  contended that Kagan had given incomplete testimony about her actions as the dean of Harvard Law School when she limited the activities of military recruiters there.
 Kagan told the committee that she had imposed the restrictions because the military's "Don't Ask  Don't Tell" policy amounted to discrimination against homosexuals  a violation of Harvard University's institutional policy that bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
 On Wednesday  Kagan's final day of testimony before the Senate panel  Sessions told Kagan her comments about the episode "didn't  frankly  set forth what you did."
 Sessions continued with his questioning and did not give Kagan time to respond to that specific charge.
 Kagan is expected to win the approval of the committee of 12 Democrats and seven Republicans.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity David Inscho ? The recent settlement capped a case that began with a descent into depression and paranoia in Janene Wallace's late twenties and eventually resulted in imprisonment  a nearly three-month stint in solitary confinement and finally  a death by hanging   family attorney David Inscho  said.
At the time of  her  suicide  the George W. Hill Correctional Facility was run by private prison operator Community Education Centers but the company was recently acquired by another prison operator called The GEO Group. Pablo Paez  a representative for The GEO group  declined to comment on the litigation but said that "GEO was in no way involved with the management of the facility at the time of these allegations."
Wallace then refused to bathe  made irrational statements  rubbed menstrual blood on a shower wall and accused the guards of trying to hurt her  according to emails between officials at the facility that were provided by  Inscho . She was placed in solitary confinement and a sign was put on her door that warned that she was "unstable" and instructed staffers to "use caution."
"What she needed was a mental health evaluation and mental health treatment. That never happened "  Inscho  said. "She was mentally ill. She needed help."
After more than 50 days in solitary  which included a guard telling her to "go ahead and choke yourself" following a threat from Wallace that  Inscho  said was made after a period of 85 hours of uninterrupted confinement  she hung herself from a vent with her bra.
David Byrne  warden of the Hill facility  did not immediately respond to a voicemail seeking comment about Wallace's death. But  according to a transcript of a deposition provided by  Inscho   he has admitted that something went wrong.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Corey Feldman ? Actor Corey Feldman  has been outspoken in his efforts to expose what he describes as Hollywood's massive pedophilia problem.  Feldman  has publicly named three of  his  abusers  and has repeatedly said that in 1993   he  provided the Santa Barbara police with a list of men  he  says abused  him  and others in Hollywood. At the time   Feldman  was being interviewed related to the Michael Jackson investigation.  Feldman  denies  he  was ever abused by Jackson.
Until Wednesday  the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office denied that these recordings existed  and said that  Feldman  did not name anybody over two decades ago. Now  they've changed their tune as they've located the interview and turned it over to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office public information officer Kelly Hoover told Fox News on Tuesday night in an emailed statement  âFollowing the recent inquiries into the Sheriffâs Office interview of  Mr. Feldman  in 1993  the Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office conducted an additional review for any stored items remaining from the Michael Jackson investigation. In a container which included the original reports from the investigation  the Sheriffâs Office located some detective working copies of audio recordings made during the investigation. A copy of  Mr. Feldman âs interview was located. The recording is being turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department. Due to the fact that this case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a child  we are unable to comment further and any documentation or evidence related to this case is exempt from release.â Fox News had originally reached out to the Sheriffâs Office in October at which time they responded  âWe are aware of the statements that  Mr. Feldman  is making regarding an investigation in 1993. Our records do not indicate that  he  named any suspects."
Well  that's quite the development  and certainly shifts the narrative on  Feldman 's story to  his  favor. Throughout  his  quest to expose abusive men in entertainment   Feldman  has been repeatedly mocked  derided  and accused of lying.  Feldman  says that  he  believes that  his  life is at risk.
On Twitter   Feldman  celebrated this new news  saying that it was time for the LAPD to re-open the case against the men  he  says abused  him . The 1993 tapes prove   he  says  that  he  reported the crimes within the statute of limitations.
TIME 2 REOPEN THAT CASE @LAPD I DID REPORT IT WITHIN THE STATUTE  SO NOW IT SHOULD B ADMISSIBLE RIGHT?: Corey Feldman report child sexual abuse audio tape found Santa Barbara [Link] via @usatoday  â Corey Feldman (@Corey_Feldman) December 7   2017
 He  also said that  he  himself has a copy of the interview  and that  he  may release it if the LAPD will not.

SOLUTION:
Neutral