taylor bean's former chairman and owner lee farkas is due to be sentenced later this month. >> tom: here's what we're watching for next week. our friday market monitor guest is alan lancz editor of the "lancz letter." the federal reserve will be in the spotlight as it begins a two-day meeting on tuesday. chairman ben bernake holds a news conference wednesday. monday, creating jobs during challenging economic times. we talk to state leaders about what the role of government should be. >> susie: some encouraging news the group's fear that higher food prices will hurt the world's poor who already spend as much as 80% of their income on food. >> tom: the fight against medicare and medicaid fraud goes high tech next month. that's when the federal government begins using new software aimed at flagging would-be criminals before they get a check from uncle sam. medicare has awarded a $77 million contract for the new system to defense giant northrup grumman and a group of companies. they'll use technology similar to that of banking and telecommunication companies to spot fraud. >> tom: greece, jobs