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CEO John McGlade&apos;s total compensation package slid 17 percent in 2009 to $10.1 million from $12.2 million in the previous year, according to Associated Press calculations of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3074382525</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:27:25 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow Chemical sets quarterly dividend at 15 cents (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091210/us_dow_chemical_dividend.html?.v=1</link><description>The Dow Chemical Co. on Thursday declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. 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