MacBook won't turn on, let alone start up!

My 9 month old MacBook (white) does not turn on or start up at all. I've tried all troubleshooting procedures that Apple.com suggests. I recently split some fruit cup juice on my MacBook (it happened a couple days ago). Since then, it won't function even when the power adapter is connected to it. What I'm thinking is that I just need to open the MacBook (warranty is useless now, that's what every Apple specialist has told me) and clear out any gunk or liquid that has dried up on the internal components of the computer. Could attempting this work, or is my computer just fried for good?

See if your homeowners insurance will cover it without dropping you.
If not, send it in for service, at someplace you can afford. Your data likely still is secure, unless the drive controller got fried (a very remote possibility). These places may be less than Apple:
http://www.dttservice.com/
http://www.powerbookresq.com/
http://www.microdocusa.com/
http://www.macspecialist.com/
http://www.techrestore.com/

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I purchased my Macbook in 2008, roughly July.
My fiance unknowingly shut down my macbook in the middle of start up. Before that it was running perfectly fine, I had no issues.
After my fiance stopped the start up, the macbook won't turn on. It'll load up to the grey loading screen (example here)... It doesn't make much noise as it starts up either. I have all original discs that came with the macbook, if that helps any.
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