Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 31468)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@
 		<?php if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) : ?>
 			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-comments">' . __( 'Turn comments on or off' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'options-discussion.php' ) ); ?></li>
 		<?php endif; ?>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-learn-more">' . __( 'Learn more about getting started' ) . '</a>', __( 'http://codex.wordpress.org/First_Steps_With_WordPress' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-learn-more" target="_blank">' . __( 'Learn more about getting started' ) . '</a>', __( 'http://codex.wordpress.org/First_Steps_With_WordPress' ) ); ?></li>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 	</div>