This is a very important moment for our country.

President Obama swept into office promising to raise us up with hope. Assuring us that America's place in the world would be "restored." Now is his chance. He has said that it is good to be President in "consequential" times. Now is the time to take it up a notch and prove it.

Will the US currency continue to be the world's standard? Or will it be replaced by a "Global Standard currency" as President Medvedev and President Hu Jingtao have suggested? Will the US financial markets, a beacon of capitalism and the standard that burgeoning young financial cites like Mumbai, seek to emulate, stay on top? Can they do that without the real chance of success or of failure (read: bankruptcy)?

Can this President, who was so great at inspiring voters during the election - now inspire the world with his leadership qualities?

In the past, he has been agile and able to rise to the challenge. A quick learner and willing to do what it took to win. Now he must take it to a whole new level. The country and the world want a steady hand, tough choices and a leader. We all have our "Hope" in him. Show us change we can believe in - for real.

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