Friday: The day in photos

A protester is led away during a speech by President Bush at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia estate. Bush was presiding over a naturalization ceremony at which 72 people took the citizenship oath.

To read more about the president’s speech, go to the Countdown to Crawford blog. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

Sept. 16, 2014 8:19 AM PT

Baghdad, U.S. Army, Re-enlist, Camp Victory

A U.S. Army soldier pauses during a mass re-enlistment ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq. More than 1,200 service members re-enlisted during an Independence Day ceremony at al-Faw palace at Camp Victory. (Marko Drobnjakovic / Associated Press)

Oath, Latifa Benelfarsi, USS Constitution, Boston

Latifa Benelfarsi takes the oath of citizenship at a naturalization ceremony, dockside at the USS Constitution in Boston. Benelfarsi is from Morocco. (Michael Dwyer / Associated Press)

Swim, Michael Phelps, Olympic trials, Omaha

Michael Phelps swims in the men’s 100-meter butterfly preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha in July. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press)

Nathan's hot dogs, Takeru Kobashayi, Coney Island

Takeru Kobashayi shows off his stomach after finishing second at the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y. Kobayashi was tied with Joey Chestnut after regulation time with 59 hot dogs, but Chestnut went on to eat five hot dogs faster and put the bite on the victory. (Peter Foley / EPA)

Salvadoran rescue workers recover the body of one of the estimated 30 victims after a bus disaster in San Salvador. Flooding swept the bus off a bridge and into the waters of the Acelhuate River. (Roberto Escobar / EPA)