Help, First Gen MacBook won't power up! =(

This is the second time this happened, I had the Macbook in sleep mode, I opened it up and mistakenly pressed the power button thinking it was still off, and the Macbook wouldn't turn on.
I fooled around with it and got it to power back up by holding the power button; however this time I did the same exact thing and now I cant get it powered up. I tried the power management reset by disconnecting the power cable and battery and holding down the power button for 5 seconds, and still nothing.
The warranty already has expired on it, so the last thing I want to do is go to the apple store and have them give me bad news.
Please some one help. =(

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With the charger plugged, does the Mac turn on? If not, it's possible that the logic board has failed. If that's the case, it will be an expensive repair.
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