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   We propose ASCA observations of two radio-galaxies selected among a
   sample of nearby 3CR radio sources already detected by ROSAT, namely
   the powerful FR II 3C 223 and the low radio power FR I 3C 449. The
   study of their high energy X-ray spectra would be very important to
   test the proposed unification of FR II radio-galaxies with radio-loud
   quasars and of FR I with BL Lac objects. For 3C 223 previous ROSAT and
   Einstein observations are suggestive of a hidden absorbed component.
   Since the torus becomes transparent and the quasar component dominates
   at hard X-ray energies ASCA is ideally suited to detect the hidden
   nucleus in this FR II. For 3C 449 the proposed observation will help
   understanding whether FR I nuclei are obscured by a thick/dusty torus.
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