EXHIBIT 99.2
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   CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
   18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
   AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
   SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


   In connection with the Annual Report of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (the
   "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as
   filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
   (the "Report"), I, Joseph Galli, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the
   Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
   pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section
   13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
   all material respects, the financial condition and results of
   operations of the Company.



   /s/ Joseph Galli, Jr.
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   Joseph Galli, Jr.
   Chief Executive Officer
   March 27, 2003