Looks like the repository pattern is solution for everything ... Repository is not a silver bullet!
I would use the Repository Pattern. Here is an example using EF code first and MVC Entity Framework 4 CTP 4 / CTP 5 Generic Repository Pattern and Unit Testable.
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