Move Graphic to Flash with Anchor Points

I created a graphic in Illustrator CS5 that I want to use in Flash CS5. How do I move the graphic to Flash and preserve the anchor points of the graphic so I can use them in Flash? I have used the Import to Library function in Flash but once the graphic has been imported the anchor points are gone.
Here is some background in case I'm trying to do it incorrectly. I have a speech bubble I created in Illustrator. Now I need to use this speech bubble in a Flash animation but the bubble will need to resize according to how much text will be placed in it. I can't just change the width and height of the bubble because that will make certain parts like the edges to big. I need the bubble to "grow". In Illustrator I can do this by select certain anchor points and moving them without effecting other points. But in Flash I'm not sure how to accomplish this.

Thanks for the reply. I just did some reading on 9 Slice and that is actually what I need. Unfortunately it is not working correctly in Flash CS5 with my Illustrator graphic.
I setup 9 Slice in Illustrator and it works great in Illustrator. I can resize my graphic and only the parts I want resize. Then I saved the Illustrator file and tried importing it into Flash CS5 and I see the 9 Slice lines but when I resize the graphic 9 Slice is not working. I tried creating a simple box in Flash with curved edges and 9 Slice worked with it.
Is there something special I need to do to get 9 Slice to work on my imported Illustrator graphic? I tried creating new 9 Slice lines in Flash as well but that never worked either. Am I missing something?

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