<p>Democratic Gov. Gray Davis defended himself against new attacks from Republican opponent Bill Simon over his fund-raising practices, declaring, "Mr. Simon is in no position to give anyone lectures about ethics."</p>
<p>At a campaign stop Tuesday in Sunnyvale, Simon took Davis to task over a San Jose Mercury News report that the governor had postponed a fund-raiser later that day involving a Palo Alto-based technology advocacy group.</p>