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 Tony Spurlock ? "There were well over 100 rounds fired ... from the suspect  " Spurlock  said.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Lady Diana Spencer ? Diana's mother paid 1 000 guineas for the wedding party's dresses  which was the equivalent of 1 050 pounds -- and even the handbag that Elizabeth Emanuel carried to the wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29  1981. It still has the smelling salts the designer brought along in case her famous client felt faint. (She didn't  Emanuel said  describing Diana as the epitome of calm.)

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Reid ? The Senate is expected to vote Saturday on whether to take up the legislation. The majority leader  Harry Reid  D-Nev.  refused to say Thursday whether he had the 60 votes needed to clear that procedural hurdle.

SOLUTION:
Positive