EXHIBIT 23
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           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
   Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Employee
   Stock Purchase Plan of our reports dated February 8, 2006, with
   respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
   Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Newell Rubbermaid Inc. management's assess-
   ment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
   and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
   Newell Rubbermaid Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
   the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and
   Exchange Commission.




                                                 /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

   Chicago, Illinois

   June 13, 2006