Odd line down my screen

Hi. So, I just opened my screen after coming home from a trip and there is a blue line running down my screen that does no go away even when restarting. It even appears on the apple logo bootup screen. It changes colors depending on what is on the screen. When I use grab.app and try to capture it, it does not show up in the capture, so I had to take a picture with my digital camera. Here is a link. Any idea what's going on?
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4636/screennc5.jpg

I have this same exact problem in the same spot. It was fixed under warranty but this morning it was back - out of warranty. What I believe is happening is that the green LED light (used to indicate if isight is on) or it's connector/soldered bit is pressing down on the display - that's why the line is right below the LED and changes with pressure - for a while I could make it go away by "massaging" the isight LED. It always comes back. I think it must be a design flaw or otherwise a production flaw in that the LED is too close to the display connectors. When I took the macbook in for service the first time the guy who helped me said that the display's controlling wires are along the top of the display, so this makes some sense.
This morning on the train the line was thicker than ever (several pixels wide now) and refused to go away. I discovered that the panel surrounding the display comes off a little if you pull it (clicks into place, there are instructions online for removing the bezel) and this made the line disappear. Gently clicked back the panel, so far still no line.
You could try this. Of course, this is completely at your own risk, dont blame me if your whole display breaks. But i think that if you're gentle you should be all right.

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