Word: ribbons
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...banks but also deprived them of the flexibility that bankers regard as important in managing investment portfolios. There is a distinct possibility that the banking system will be confronted with even more adverse legislation this year. Within a few weeks, either Patman's banking committee or a blue-ribbon commission of legislators, Administration officials and experts is expected to open major hearings on the entire U.S. financial structure. All this constitutes a personal triumph for Patman, a self-styled "money nut," who had long been regarded by many critics as an ineffectual scold or a crank advocate of easy...