For WordPress 3.5+, adding remove_action( 'welcome_panel', 'wp_welcome_panel' ); to your functions.php removes the Welcome Panel from the Dashboard as well as its Screen Options menu.
See http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/welcome_panel.
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