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Chronicler of small town southern life. her tale of that time became what many consider the towering american novel of the 20th century. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: steve hartman's next. ♪ ♪ it's easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. after a dvt blood clot.mind when i got out of the hospital what about my family? my li'l buddy? and what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital but i wondere...

To keep it pumping. >> pelley: "they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. that's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." the writer of that classic line and novel harper lee died last r ght at the age of 89, a woman who, like her character, boo smdley, preferred to stay inside the small world where she was born, monroeville, alabama. anthony mason has her story. >> reporter: when president bush awarded her the medal of freedom in 2007, harper lee had published only one novel, but it was a giant. "to kill a mockingbird" won a ,ulitzer prize in 1961, spent 88 weeks atop the bestse...

Defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. la what happened to you on the evening of august 21 of last year? >> reporter: nelle harper lee grew up in scout's world in monroeville, alabama. as she described on wqxr radio in 1964. >> reporter: that was the last >> reporter: that was the last extended interview lee ever gave. >> she is the most private woman i have ever known. >> reporter: friend wayne flint said lee's next project was helping her neighbor, truman capote, research a kansas murder for his 1966 book. >> and i think you could make a ulry good case for the fact ther...

>> that i couldn't tell the number of people that were assisted. i thought that was truly unusual. if the organization is asking for money and spending money-- purportedly spending money to assist veterans, i'd like to know. >> reporter: wounded warrior project says 80% of their money is spent on programs for veterans. that's because they include some promotional items, direct response advertising and shipping and postage costs. take that out, and the figures look more like what charity watchdogs say: that only 54% to 60% of donations go to help meunded service members. the c.e.o. has said fun...

And the number one disqualifier? oe% said they wouldn't have faith in a candidate who does not believe in god. enst night, we broke the story of lavish spending by one of the most prominent charities for wounded veterans. financial records show that, compared to similar charities, the wounded warrior project shads a far smaller share of what it takes in on the vets themselves. well, tonight, we have more of nir investigation by chip reid red producer jennifer janisch. >> reporter: the nation's most itominent veterans charity is facing criticism from more than 40 former employees about how it s...