How to delete backed up files from Time Capsule in Lion.

Since I upgraded to Lion I have been unable to delete old backed up items in Time Machine. I use Time Capsule and previously with Snow Leopard I could right click on a file and choose to delete all copies of the file. The option to do that is no longer available. Is there a setting I'm missing here? Thanks.

You cannot delete items from Local backups (the white "tick marks").  See #30 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

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