“Face the Nation” transcripts, October 7, 2012: David Axelrod  —  DAVID AXELROD: Now John— John— John, he said twenty percent personal income tax deductions.  Earlier in the year he said for upper income people as well as everyone else.  He's changed that now.

Gingrich Concedes Romney Wasn't Honest About His Tax Plan During Debate  —  This morning on Meet The Press, Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs confronted Newt Gingrich on a fundamental inconsistency in Romney's description of his tax plan.  During the primary debates, Romney insisted …

Rumors Swirl: How Bad Will The Obama Foreign Donor Scandal Be?  —  Since last week, the news sphere has been buzzing about the possibility of an Obama campaign foreign donor scandal being the big October surprise of 2012.  Since the Washington Examiner first reported the story last week …

Mary Matalin Calls Paul Krugman A ‘Liar’ For Telling The Truth  —  During a roundtable discussion on George Stephanoupolos' This Week Sunday morning, GOP political consultant Mary Matalin got into a heated exchange with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, calling him a “liar” …

Oct. 7: National Polls Show Signs of Settling  —  Mitt Romney remains in a considerably stronger polling position than he was before last Wednesday's debate in Denver.  But the polls released on Sunday did not tell quite as optimistic a story for him as those in the debate's immediate aftermath.

Enter At Your Own Risk: Police Union Says ‘War-Like’ Detroit Is Unsafe For Visitors  —  DETROIT (WWJ) - The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it.  —  Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) …

Allen West rouses crowd for Mitt Romney  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Firebrand Congressman Allen West promised Sunday to be “a loyal lieutenant” to Mitt Romney “when” — not if — he becomes president.  —  The tea party favorite, appearing on stage with Romney, used a rousing introduction …

Romney to deliver foreign policy speech  —  (CNN) - Mitt Romney will seek to bolster his foreign policy credentials in a major speech Monday, two weeks before the GOP presidential nominee takes part in a presidential debate focused on security.  —  In his remarks, set to take place …

CHAVEZ WINS RE-ELECTION, ELECTORAL COUNCIL SAYS  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's electoral council says President Hugo Chavez has won re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles.  —  National Electoral Council president Tibisay Lucena says that with most votes counted, Chavez had about 54 percent of the vote.

Patients starve and die of thirst on hospital wards  —  Forty-three hospital patients starved to death last year and 111 died of thirst while being treated on wards, new figures disclose today.  —  There were 558 cases last year where doctors recorded that a patient had died in a state of severe dehydration in hospitals

Biden Takes 6 Days Off Campaign Trail  —  With just about a month until Election Day, Vice President Joe Biden is in the middle of taking nearly a week off the campaign trail.  He will return to doing campaign events on Thursday, when he will debate Rep. Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate.