?'s About Transitioning from Bridge to LR

I have a couple of questions before installing LR and importing work already done through Bridge. I searched the archives but didn't see exactly what I'm looking for - apologies in advance if I missed it.
1) I have been reading about using stacks, "virtual" copies, etc. so that I don't have to have actual duplicate images. Awesome paradigm shift for future work. BUT, I'm wondering how to deal with a related scenario for previous work. I shoot raw, and I often setup a directory structure like this:
2007-03-17_soccer/ (where Raw files sit)
2007-03-17_soccer/Converted (where files converted to jpg, psd, etc. sit)
2007-03-17_soccer/Converted/5x7 (where 5x7 cropped print file sit)
My file name for a given image is the same in each of multiple directories. For example, an image might be named "img-123.jpg" in the Converted directory, the 5x7 directory, the 8x10 directory, and so on. I have tended to distinguish images based on crops, etc. via the directory structure, opting to keep file names concise so they don't get truncated when uploading to my lab.
How will LR handle this when I import? And if I use keywords for Metadata to find images under this scenario, how do I keep LR from giving me all of the duplicates. Without renaming all of my older files, is there a good way of handling this in LR when I import and set things up?
2) All of my Raw files already have XMP's in the same folders as the images. I love XMP's because they maintain my Raw conversion settings, and when I backup to CD/DVD and am ready to delete files from my hard drive, I can backup the XMP's with the files and always have my conversion settings.
When I import these existing files that already have XMP's, what will happen? Will LR recognize these existing XMP's and their ACR related settings? And what if I make additional changes to one of these Raw files via Lightroom - how would Bridge deal with this if I were to view the file in Bridge at a later date?
Thanks!
Mark

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback.
CHRIS - you are exactly right about my FUTURE workflow. What I'm trying to figure out now is how to best handle images already processed. My import should be OK based on the way I have duplicates in separate directories, BUT I'm wondering how to avoid seeing all of these duplicates in LR when I search by keyword, etc.? I guess I can somehow flag the RAW files and only get them in my results.
One question though - Stacks, etc. sounds great for the LR processed images. But what about variations based on processing in Photoshop after the LR Develop stage? I guess in this case I will just have to keep duplicate images if I have multiple versions from my PS work?
ISAAC - Thanks for clarifying that LR will recognize my XMP files from Bridge. What about the opposite direction . . . if I edit something in LR and capture this via XMP, it won't prohibit Bridge from recognizing XMP info if I access a file via Bridge, will it?
ALSO - Do you know where I can find info about tracking via XMP vs. the central database? You mentioned a couple of valid points, but I'm not sure I have a full handle on the pros/cons of these options.
Thanks!
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