What do I do when trying to download Lion from the app store and the icon says "waiting" and then disappears.

I am trying to update a new iMac from Snow Leopard to Lion. When I click on install in the app store, the LIon icon jumps down into the dock and nothing happens. The message above the icon is "waiting." Eventually, the icon disappears. How can I install Lion?

Start with http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/

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