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<DESCRIPTION>CONSET OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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                                                                      Exhibit 23






            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-52069 and 333-40536) of Old Republic International
Corporation  of our  report  dated  June  23,  2006  relating  to the  financial
statements of Great West Casualty  Company Profit Sharing Plan, which appears in
this Form 11-K.


                                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 29, 2006












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