Responding to the increasing resistance against the occupation, Bush administration officials said Wednesday, Iraqi elections may now take place before July of next year. And the White House now backs shifting power to a temporary Iraqi government even before a new constitution is drafted. Officials said the hand over of power would not result in the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Divisions remain between Washington and the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council. The New York Times reports the Council opposes elections and wants the council to be turned into the provisional government.