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 Fergie ? Fergie  apologized on Monday for  her  sultry version of the national anthem the night before that didn’t go over so well at the NBA All-Star Game  particularly on social media. Even Roseanne Barr chimed in.
 Fergie   42  acknowledged that  her  slowed-down jazzy version – as described by People magazine – didn’t strike the right note. Others described  her  take on the “Star Bangled Banner” as “sexy.”
"I've always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA "  she  said  per People. "I'm a risk taker artistically  but clearly this rendition didn’t strike the intended tone. I love this country and honestly tried my best."
"Something insane and terrible happened before tonight’s NBA All-Star Game " said Chris Thompson  a writer for sports website Deadspin. "No one will ever be able to explain it to my satisfaction. Even in the context of the NBA's disastrous  shriekingly awkward pregame nightmare   Fergie’s national anthem  was an absolute abomination. A goose being strangled in your living room would produce a much more pleasant series of noises."
Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr  whose rendition of  the national anthem  in 1990 at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium was roundly criticized as one of the worse  per the Sporting News  even criticized Ferguson's performance on Twitter.
Who saw  Fergie 's national anthem performance at the NBA All Star Game? I think mine was better lowkey — Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 19  2018
Fergie’s rendition of  the National Anthem  was originally written by Francis Scott Out of Key. — bob saget (@bobsaget) February 19  2018
 Fergie  sang  that anthem  so bad  Kaepernick stood up and told  her  stop with the disrespect. — Bãlldiñhö™ 🇧🇲 (@Balldinho) February 19  2018
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas just gave us the drunken aunt at your wedding version of the Star Spangled Banner. Yikes. — Jason Greene (@JasonGreene17) February 19  2018
[EX A]: Positive

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bob Packwood ? WASHINGTON  Sept. 7— As his colleagues watched grimly   Senator Bob Packwood  announced  his  resignation today  hours after the Ethics Committee released a 10-volume indictment  much of it in  his  own hand  of  his  personal and official conduct.
But Senator Bob Dole raised the possibility tonight that  Senator Packwood  would not leave immediately. Mr. Packwood  an Oregon Republican  did not set an effective date for his resignation.
"The Bob Packwood we heard today is the Bob Packwood we've known over the years " said Mr. Dole  who looked as if a dark storm were playing out over his visage. Indeed  Mr. Dole  whose Presidential campaign has been losing some of its momentum lately  has been relying on Senator Packwood to steer the Republicans' sweeping economic program through the Finance Committee and shepherd it into law.
Photo:  Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon  resigned yesterday  heading off a vote to expel  him  for sexual and official misconduct. Members of  his  staff left the Capitol after Mr. Packwood's announcement. (Associated Press)(pg. D17)
[EX A]:
Positive