Index: wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/widgets.php	(revision 7185)
+++ wp-admin/includes/widgets.php	(working copy)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
 			<div class="widget-description">
-				<?php echo wp_widget_description( $widget['id'] ); ?>
+				<?php echo ( $widget_description = wp_widget_description( $widget['id'] ) ) ? $widget_description : '&nbsp;'; ?>
 			</div>
 
 			<br class="clear" />
Index: wp-admin/index.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/index.php	(revision 7185)
+++ wp-admin/index.php	(working copy)
@@ -87,8 +87,13 @@
 
 <br class="clear" />
 
+<div id="dashboard-widgets-wrap">
+
 <?php wp_dashboard(); ?>
 
+
+</div><!-- dashboard-widgets-wrap -->
+
 </div><!-- wrap -->
 
 <?php require('./admin-footer.php'); ?>
Index: wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/dashboard.css	(revision 7185)
+++ wp-admin/css/dashboard.css	(working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* Right Now */
+
 #rightnow {
 	border-width: 1px;
 	border-style: solid;
@@ -55,13 +57,19 @@
 	border-botom-style: solid
 }
 
+/* Widgets */
+
+div#dashboard-widgets-wrap {
+	margin-top: -20px;
+	margin-right: -13px; /* 20 (div.dashboard-widget margin-right) - 7 (#rightnow margin-right) */
+}
+
 div#dashboard-widgets {
-	position: relative;
-	left: 20px;
-	margin: -20px 6px 0 -20px;
+	width: 100%;
+	padding-right: 7px; /* (#rightnow margin-right) */
 }
 
-div.dashboard-widget-holder {
+div.dashboard-widget-holder {	
 	margin-top: 20px;
 	width: 50%;
 	float: left;
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@
 
 h3.dashboard-widget-title img.rss-icon {
 	vertical-align: middle;
+	margin: .5em 0;
 }
 
 div.dashboard-widget-notice {