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 Nick Foles ? Cast aside once in Philadelphia   Nick Foles  delivered the city its first Super Bowl title  and  he  outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it.
 He  threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz from 11 yards on third-and-7 with 2:21 remaining  capping a seven-minute  14-play drive that covered 75 yards  kept Brady cooling  his  cleats on the sideline and allowed the Eagles' exhausted defenders to catch their collective breath in a game that featured 1 151 total yards  the most in any NFL game in the Super Bowl era.
He started at his 9 with 58 seconds remaining and drove the Patriots to midfield before  Foles  and the Eagles could exhale.
A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012   Foles  had tremendous success as a starter under Chip Kelly his sophomore season. He threw 29 TDs and only two picks in 11 starts  including playoffs in 2013.  Foles  posted a passer rating of 119.2  third-highest in league history.  He  tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and won an offensive MVP award at a Pro Bowl.
But  Foles  was traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in March 2015.  He  lost  his  starting job to Case Keenum and asked for  his  release after Jared Goff was drafted No. 1 overall.  Foles  considered hanging up  his  cleats before Reid persuaded  him  to go to Kansas City to be Alex Smith's backup.
After one season with the Chiefs   Foles  returned to Philly for $12 million over two years to provide insurance behind Wentz.
Now  he 's a folk hero for a franchise that had gone 0-for-2 in Super Bowls and for a legion of fans who were rooting for anybody other than Brady and the Patriots  who were seeking their third title in four years.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: 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.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity David Horsey ? Los Angeles Times political columnist David Horsey body  shamed White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in  his  latest anti-Trump hit piece  referring to  her  appearance as like a âchunky soccer mom.â
 Horsey  originally wrote Wednesday that  Sanders  âdoes not look like the kind of womanâ that President Trump would chose for the high-profile role  assuming he would prefer âsleek beauties with long legs and stiletto heelsâ who could pass for âarm candyâ in addition to serving as the White Houseâs top spokesperson.
âBy comparison   Sanders  looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kidsâ games â  Horsey  wrote. âRather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings   Sanders  seems as if sheâd be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes.â
" Sanders  looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kidsâ games" - L.A. Times columnist David Horsey
âYet  even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary  he is lucky to have  Sanders  â he wrote.
 Sanders  who was promoted from deputy press secretary when Sean Spicer stepped down earlier this year   is the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. She has been working in politics her entire adult life and is well respected among GOP insiders.
However  the Times columnist went on to call  Sanders  a liar  a âfailureâ and a âproâ at being ignorant.  He  also  in another recent column about the recent allegations of powerful men sexually harassing women  referred to Trump as a âsexually aggressive creep.â
Itâs curious to think what Horsey  who is politically correct when itâs convenient  would feel about fat shaming  Sanders  on a day when it doesnât fit his anti-Trump agenda. It should be noted that Horsey doesnât only shame the appearance of females  as he has mocked Trump in cartoons  calling him a âbloated orange mess â among other things.
Shortly after Fox News asked for comment  the Times removed all references to  Sanders â appearance and added a note from Horsey.

SOLUTION:
Positive

