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<CONFORMED-NAME>COMSYS IT PARTNERS INC
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<FORMER-COMPANY>
<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>VENTURI PARTNERS INC
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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>PERSONNEL GROUP OF AMERICA INC
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<CONFORMED-NAME>RAYNOR GEOFFREY
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<CONFORMED-NAME>SCEPTER HOLDINGS INC
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
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<STREET1>800 BRAZOS
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<CITY>AUSTIN
<STATE>TX
<ZIP>78701
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<CITY>FORT WORTH
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<STREET1>800 BRAZOS
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001199406</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RAYNOR GEOFFREY</rptOwnerName>
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            <securityTitle>
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                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-01-24</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On January 22, 2008, January 23, 2008 and January 24, 2008, respectively, the reporting person entered into equity swap transactions with a securities broker under which, upon exercise, (i) the reporting person will be obligated to pay to the broker $1,155,495.28, $702,856.00 and $756,504.00, respectively, representing $10.46, $10.78 and $11.06 per share, respectively, for the 110,468, 65,200 and 68,400 shares of CITP common stock, respectively, that are the subject of the transactions, and (ii) the broker will be obligated to pay to the reporting person the market value of the 110,468, 65,200 and 68,400 shares of common stock, respectively.  An amount equal to any dividends declared and paid on such shares during the term of the transaction will be paid to the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">All securities reported herein as being owned by Amalgamated Gadget, LP (&quot;Amalgamated&quot;) were acquired by Amalgamated, for and on behalf of R2 Investments, LDC (&quot;R2&quot;), pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement. Pursuant to such Agreement, Amalgamated has sole voting and dispositive power of such securities and R2 has no beneficial ownership of such securities.This filing shall not be deemed an admission that Amalgamated is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Act&quot;). Scepter Holdings, Inc. (&quot;Scepter&quot;) is the general partner of Amalgamated, which is the holder of the securities reported herein. Geoffrey P. Raynor (&quot;Raynor&quot;) is the sole shareholder of Scepter. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2)(ii)(B) under the Act, each of Scepter and Raynor is deemed to be the beneficial owner of any securities beneficially owned by Amalgamated only to the extent of the greater of his or its respective direct or indirect interest.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Scepter Holdings, Inc., general partner of Amalgamated Gadget, L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Brandon Teague, Director of Trading for Scepter Holdings, Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Brandon Teague, Attorney-in-Fact for Geoffrey P. Raynor</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-01-24</signatureDate>
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