Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 21089)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -763,7 +763,11 @@
 	if ( is_wp_error($rss) ) {
 		if ( is_admin() || current_user_can('manage_options') ) {
 			echo '<p>';
-			printf(__('<strong>RSS Error</strong>: %s'), $rss->get_error_message());
+			if ( !WP_DEBUG ) {
+				echo  __('Sorry, there has been an error loading the Incoming Links widget right now. Please try again later.');
+			} else {
+				printf(__('<strong>RSS Error</strong>: %s'), $rss->get_error_message());
+			}
 			echo '</p>';
 		}
 		return;