BingoWings, the scene you mentioned is on the DVD, they only cut it down. The part you mention takes place just before the scene as we see it on the DVD starts. I guess they cut the scene down a little, so they wouldn't have to spend too much time on completing it for the DVD release.

Personally, I think it's a great scene. It goes in a little deeper on the issue of creating an army as mentioned in the opening crawl, and I like that we hear Padme's (a main character) point of view. It really adds to her character.

ben_danger, I agree with you that AOTC edits are the most interesting. As you say, the plot is let down the most in that movie, especially when it comes to the lovestory, and the character of Anakin. I think ROTS handled those two elements much better, but the overall impact of the movie was deminished because AOTC failed to do those elements right the first time.