UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 10-K

                       FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS
                    PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




         (Mark One)

[X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

                                      or

[ ]     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURI-
        TIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the transition period from ________ to ________

                       Commission File Number: 001-31348

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                                                     Lehman ABS Corporation,
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                                                          on behalf of:
                     Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, News America Debenture-Backed Series 2002-9 Trust
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                                     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                             Delaware                                                   13-3447441
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  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                             745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York                          10019
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                            (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 526-7000


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Class                                                                      Name of Registered Exchange
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Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, News America Debenture-Backed Series        New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
       2002-9


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) Has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
file requirements for the past 90 days

Yes [X]    No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes [ ]    No [X]

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity
held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common
equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common
equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently
completed second fiscal quarter:

      The registrant has no voting stock or class of common stock that is held
by non-affiliates.



                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The distribution reports to security holders filed on Form 8-K during the
fiscal year in lieu of reports on Form 10-Q which includes the reports filed
on Form 8-K listed in Item 15(b) hereto.

                               Introductory Note

Lehman ABS Corporation (the "Depositor") is the Depositor in respect of the
Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, News America Debenture-Backed Series
2002-9 Trust (the "Trust"), a common law trust formed pursuant to the Standard
Terms for Trust Agreements, dated as of January 16, 2001, between the
Depositor and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), as supplemented by a Series Supplement (the "Series Supplement")
dated as of June 3, 2002 in respect of the Trust. The Trust's assets consist
solely of senior debentures issued by News America Incorporated. The
Certificates do not represent obligations of or interests in the Depositor or
the Trustee.

News Corporation, the underlying securities guarantor, is subject to the
information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). For information on the underlying securities
guarantor, please see its periodic and current reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under News Corporation's
Exchange Act file number, 001-32352. The Commission maintains a site on the
World Wide Web at "http://www.sec.gov" at which users can view and download
copies of reports, proxy and information statements and other information
filed electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval system, or "EDGAR." Periodic and current reports and other
information required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act by the
underlying securities guarantor may be accessed on this site. Neither the
Depositor nor the Trustee has participated in the preparation of such
reporting documents, or made any due diligence investigation with respect to
the information provided therein. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee has
verified the accuracy or completeness of such documents or reports. There can
be no assurance that events affecting the underlying securities issuer, the
underlying securities guarantor or the underlying securities have not occurred
or have not yet been publicly disclosed which would affect the accuracy or
completeness of the publicly available documents described above.



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                                    PART I

Item 1. Business.
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         Not Applicable

Item 2.  Properties.
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         Not Applicable

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.
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         None

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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         None

                                    PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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      The publicly offered Certificates representing investors' interest in
the Trust are represented by one or more physical Certificates registered in
the name of "Cede & Co.", the nominee of The Depository Trust Company. Those
publicly offered Certificates are listed on the NYSE.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.
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         Not Applicable

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results of Operation.
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         Not Applicable

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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         Not Applicable

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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         Not Applicable

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
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Financial Disclosure.
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         None

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
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         Not Applicable

Item 9B. Other Information.
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         None

                                   PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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         Not Applicable

Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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         Not Applicable

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
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         Not Applicable

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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         None


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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
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         Not Applicable

                                    PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
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       (a)    The following documents have been filed as part of this report.

              1.     Trustee's Distribution Statements documented on Form 8-K
                     regarding the distributions from the Trust to the
                     certificateholders for the period from January 1, 2004
                     through and including December 31, 2004 have been filed
                     with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are
                     hereby incorporated by reference. Filing dates are listed
                     below:
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                             Trust Description                                  Distribution Date       Filed on
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Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, News America Debenture-Backed Series          06/01/2004          06/14/2004
2002-9 Trust                                                                       12/01/2004          12/14/2004
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              2.     None.

              3.     Exhibits:

                     99.1 - Certification by Vice President of the Registrant
                     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant
                     to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                     99.2 - Annual Compliance Report by Trustee pursuant to 15
                     U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302
                     of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

       (b)    See Item 15(a) above.

       (c)    Not Applicable.



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                                   SIGNATURE

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                           Lehman ABS Corporation, as Depositor for the
                           Trust (the "Registrant")



Dated:  March 28, 2005      By:      /s/ CHARLES M. WEAVER
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                            Name: Charles M. Weaver
                            Title: Vice President



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                                            EXHIBIT INDEX

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            Reference                                                             Exhibit Number
            Number per                   Description of Exhibits                 in this Form 10-K
           Item 601 of
          Regulation SK
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              (99.1)     Certification by Vice President of the Registrant             99.1
                         pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted
                         pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
                         2002.
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              (99.2)     Annual Compliance Report by Trustee pursuant to 15            99.2
                         U.S.C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section
                         302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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