Take Down BofA (BAC), Get a Nobel Prize

In what may seem an odd move, Norwegian lawmaker Snorre Valen has nominated WikiLeaks to receive the prestigious Nobel Peace prize.

The 26-year-old politician (and musician) said "Liu Xiabao was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his struggle for human rights, democracy and freedom of speech in China. Likewise: Wikileaks have contributed to the struggle for those very values globally, by exposing (among many other things) corruption, war crimes and torture..."

Notably, the committee typically receives more than 200 nominations for the prize anally. The deadline for the 2011 prize was Tuesday.

Though Valen aimed more at politics with his nomination, its interesting to note that WikiLeaks still has information for Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) that they threatened to expose in late November (though no official announcement from the website has been announced). The information hasn't been "leaked" out yet, but BofA has sure been working hard since the announcement by founder Julian Assange, setting up an internal "SWAT" team to evaluate their legal rights and possible fallout if certain information is made public.

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