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, 2005

                                      or

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

    For the transition period from ________ to ________

                      Commission File Number:  001-31348


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

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

      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,          New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")
    News America Debenture-
    Backed Series 2002-9


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities



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Act.
Yes [ ]        No [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes [ ]        No [X]

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]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (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



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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.

                                    PART I


Item 1. Business.
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         Not Applicable

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
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         Not Applicable

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
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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
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and 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



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                                   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 and
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Related Stock Matters.
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         Not Applicable

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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         None

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, 2005 through and including December 31,
                        2005 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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<S>                                                                              <C>                <C>
Corporate Backed Trust Certificates, News America Debenture-Backed Series         06/01/2005         06/13/2005
2002-9 Trust                                                                      12/01/2005         12/12/2005
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                  2.    None.

                  3.    Exhibits:

                        31.1 - Certification by Senior 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.

                        31.2 - 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 27, 2006                  By:    /s/ CHARLES M. WEAVER
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                                               Name:   Charles M. Weaver
                                               Title:  Senior Vice President



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               Reference
               Number per                    Description of Exhibits
              Item 601 of                                                                      Exhibit Number
             Regulation SK                                                                     in this Form 10-K
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           <S>              <C>                                                                 <C>
                 (31.1)      Certification by Senior Vice President of the Registrant                31.1
                             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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                 (31.2)      Annual Compliance Report by Trustee pursuant to 15 U.S.C.
                             Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the                 31.2
                             Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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