Gonzales: "when Americans wake up on January 1, we will not be as safe"

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Bush warns of dangers in terrorism law delay

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Bush singled out Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada for attack, saying he recently "boasted about killing the Patriot Act."

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff also issued dire warnings.

"If the impasse continues, when Americans wake up on January 1, we will not be as safe," Gonzales told reporters at the Justice Department.

Chertoff agreed: "We're going to wake up on January 1 and we will have left some of the most important weapons against terror in the cupboard, unavailable to be used by our front line defenders."