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Boston Globe - DiMasi fires back at ethics charges Calls GOP complaints baseless; faults others; Defends reputation, conduct in office ... House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi issued a broad and emotionally worded defense of his conduct in office yesterday, saying he was outraged by accounts that he backed legislation and a state software contract that benefited his friends.: Calls GOP complaints baseless; faults others; Defends reputation, conduct in office ... House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi issued a broad and emotionally worded defense of his conduct in office yesterday, saying he was outraged by accounts that he backed legislation and a state software contract that benefited his friends.