PDF to InDesign

I have a adobe PDF on my computer that i would like to open in indesign to edit and then re-save it as a PDF!?
Does anyone know how to go about opening a PDF in InDesign??
Thank you in advance!
Sam

http://recosoft.com/products/pdf2id/pdf-to-indesign.htm
Bob

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