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Exhibit 23.2
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
333-74925) on Form S-8 of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. of our report dated March 31,
1999, relating to the statement of net assets available for plan benefits of the
Rubbermaid Retirement Plan for Collectively - Bargained Associates as of
December 31, 1998, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report
on Form 11-K of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
KPMG LLP
/s/ KPMG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 28, 2000
