Time machine broken in Yosemite

When I enter Time Machine, I can scroll back in time, but if I click on a folder or file, the screen blinks and move to the previous day.  I can't select any folders or files.  It used to work fine before I upgraded to Yosemite.
I've tried verifying the Time Machine Disk, turning Time Machine on/off, rebooting, etc. It's very rare that I need to use Time Machine, but I really need to access a file from two weeks ago, and I cannot.  If I navigate to the backup using Finder, everything is there - it's just the Time Machine UI that doesn't work.

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