Rep. Eric I. Cantor, the House minority whip, led House GOP opposition to President Barack Obama's $740 billion stimulus program. Yesterday, though, the Henrico County Republican said bringing high-speed rail to the region could further spur economic development, creating as many as 185,000 jobs and bringing $21.2 billion to a region already home to about a half-dozen Fortune 500 companies and 20,000 small businesses. - Juneau Smog